Ancient Greece
Calumny of Apelles – Botticelli’s Final Painting
Botticelli’s final painting with a mythological subject is based on a lost...
Ancient Greece
5 Most Famous Medusa’s Head Paintings In The Art History
Medusa was one of the ugliest creatures that Greek mythology created. Her...
20th century
Misunderstood Music, Forbidden Romance and Richard Gerstl’s Art
May 22, 2018When an avant-garde composer and painter becomes friends with an avant-garde painter, their relationship will be a stormy one. And if the wife of one of them becomes involved, things will get even more complicated… This is a...
History
Power And Propaganda – The British Royal Portraits
May 21, 2018Royal portraiture is a centuries old tradition, but it might be called the forerunner of the posed selfie – an artfully curated image which is meant to promote and aggrandise the subject. Painted portraits have historically been the...
20th century
A Study of Loneliness and Isolation: The Man in Blue
May 20, 2018So here he is. A mysterious guy in a suit, drinking at the hotel bar. Everything is dark around him, he himself seems to be blurry and undefined – a classic Everyman. Who is he? Is his identity...
20th century
Do You Know that Henri Matisse Actually Came to Morocco?
May 19, 2018The first thoughts that come to one’s mind when one thinks of Henri Matisse are France, fauvism, raw shapes and colors, smooth brushstrokes, modern art… But never Morocco! Why not? First, because not many people know that Henri...
19th Century
Klimt’s Unknown Portraits You’d Never Guess Were His
May 18, 2018Some of Klimt’s portraits have already gained the status of ‘iconic’, for example his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer soaked in gold. Yet, before Klimt became the head of the Secession movement in Vienna in 1897, he painted in...
19th Century
Edvard Munch and The Frieze of Life
May 17, 2018By 1902, Edvard Munch’s life had seen a pattern of chaos within his professional life, his health and his love life. While his life had become solitary, his artwork was not destined to remain stacked against the walls,...
Artists' Stories
The Explosive Life and Death of Carel Fabritius
May 16, 2018There is very little known about the life of Carel Fabritius. The scholars didn’t really get a chance to delve into archival materials about him because there is barely any. Same with paintings, there are around solely circa...
20th century
What Was It Like In The Roaring Twenties in Art and Fashion?
May 15, 2018The Roaring Twenties were a period during which many things changed – both socially and politically. The dramatic economic growth of the decade led many Americans to adopt a totally different, more affluent lifestyle unknown to most people...
Artists' Stories
Our Dad is an Artist: Thomas Gainsborough’s Daughters
May 14, 2018British portrait and landscape painter Thomas Gainsborough was born on this day in 1727. Happy Birthday, Thomas! To celebrate, let’s talk about a topic that was very important to him – his daughters Mary and Margaret. There are...
Painting of the Week
Painting Of The Week: J. A. D Ingres, Paolo and Francesca
May 13, 2018Paolo and Francesca is painting by the French artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, produced in seven known versions between 1814 and 1819. The story of Paolo and Francesca is derived from Dante’s Inferno. Today we are going to discuss one of them. Here we...
Just Weird
ALL Art In BoJack Horseman We Could Find Gathered In One Place
February 19, 2018We love it when pop culture is adopting, using, and remixing art history, and especially when...
Ancient Greece
Six Ancient Greek Sculptures Everyone Should Know
October 25, 2016Greek art and sculpture has had a profound effect for art throughout the ages. Many of...
Painting of the Week
Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night (Painting Of The Week)
December 3, 2016The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh is one of those iconic painting everyone recognizes. But...
Just Weird
So Bad That It’s Good: 5 Of The Worst Artworks Restorations!
April 13, 2018Artworks are a legacy of humanity and as such they must be well preserved – and...
Artists' Stories
4 Artists Who Suffered Mental Illness (And How It Affected Their Art)
April 4, 2018The painter Vincent Van Gogh is well-known for his artworks and for a particular aspect of...
Renaissance
15 Facts About Sistine Chapel You Need To Know
March 6, 2018The Sistine Chapel is one of the most famous art places in the world – all...
20th century
Explore the Unknown World of Klimt’s Landscapes
March 23, 2018When you think of Gustav Klimt, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you’re...
Bodies & Erotic Art
History Of Medicine in Art, Collection Of Artworks At Wellcome Library in London
March 9, 2018London is a great place to be for the curious and inquisitive. Public museums, galleries and...
20th century
Tamara de Lempicka, The First Woman Artist To Be A Glamour Star
January 5, 2017This is how Tamara de Lempicka, the most famous Art Deco painter, was described by her...
Artists' Stories
The Flying Lovers, Bella and Marc Chagall
February 17, 2018Valentines or not, a love story is always a good read, especially if it’s such a...
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