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Winslow Homer, Veteran in a New Field, 1865, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Veteran in a New Field by Winslow Homer

Winslow Homer (1836–1910) was one of the leading American Realist painters. His painting The Veteran in a New Field is a masterpiece of late...

James W Singer 30 August 2026

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Masterpiece Story: View from Cookham Bridge by Stanley Spencer

Stanley Spencer described the village of Cookham as a “village in heaven”. In his unique paintings, Spencer often intertwined Cookham with his...

Hannah Demaine 30 August 2026

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Masterpiece Story: Kingston Point, Hudson River by Francis A. Silva

The wind gently blows on the water of the lapping shore, and the light gently glows on the sailcloth of the floating boat. All is gentleness and...

James W Singer 30 August 2026

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Masterpiece Story: Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Soon after Château de Pierrefonds was displayed, Emperor Napoleon III restored the actual Château de Pierrefonds in the 1850s under the direction...

James W Singer 30 August 2026

Carl Gustav Carus, Woman on the Balcony, 1824, oil on canvas, Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden, Germany. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Woman on the Balcony by Carl Gustav Carus

Woman on the Balcony is an intimate portrait of a person lost in thought. There is no action and no obvious story to interpret. However, its quiet...

James W Singer 30 August 2026

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QUIZ: Guess the Artists’ Early Paintings

Nikolina Konjevod 29 August 2026

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QUIZ: Do You Know These Famous Churches?

Ania Kaczynska 29 August 2026

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QUIZ: Snow, Fuji, and Ukiyo-e—Japanese Woodblock Wonders

Joanna Kaszubowska 29 August 2026

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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Rembrandt?

Anna Ingram 29 August 2026

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QUIZ: Who Painted This? Impressionist Edition

Szymon Jocek 29 August 2026

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The Spectacle of Victorian Spirit Photography

Is seeing believing? In 19th-century London, this question captivated everyone who entered Frederick Hudson’s spirit photography studio—from...

Emily Snow 28 August 2026

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History

10 Things You Should Know about the Victorians

What do we think of when we ponder the Victorian era? I, for one, always think of steam trains, the Victoria & Albert Museum, Sherlock Holmes,...

Sarah Mills 28 August 2026

European Art

Simeon Solomon: Painting Queerness and Judaism in Victorian England

Despite being a Jew in a city still grappling with religious freedoms, Simeon Solomon rose to become one of London’s notable painters only to come...

Theodore Carter 28 August 2026

Erotica

The Victorians: An Unexpected World of Erotica and Pornography

The subject of erotica is vast. Even reduced to only the Victorian world of erotica, it’s a challenge to write about in the space of an article.

Sarah Mills 28 August 2026

European Art

Victorian Feminists and Their Supernatural Powers

The Victorian feminists in 19th-century England paved the way for the women’s movement across the world. The “New Woman,” as she was called,...

Anastasia Manioudaki 28 August 2026

Fashion

Crowning Glory—The World’s 12 Most Beautiful Tiaras

We all have family treasures. Those mementos that matter to us so much because of their sentimental value and the memories associated with them. Now,...

Joanna Kaszubowska 27 August 2026

Design

Form Follows Vision: 10 Iconic Designs from the Bauhaus Movement

As modern life demanded new ways of living at the beginning of the 20th century, the Bauhaus responded with radical designs. We explore 10 iconic...

Lisa Scalone 27 August 2026

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Masterpiece Story: The Acapulco Chair

The Acapulco chair, with its unmistakable egg-shaped silhouette and PVC cord weaving, has become synonymous with Mexico’s vibrant culture and...

Lisa Scalone 27 August 2026

Fashion

10 Awesome Pairs of Shoes from the Victoria & Albert Museum

Victoria & Albert Museum in London is a hoarder’s dream. They have unrivaled collections of everything you can think of, one of them being...

Joanna Kaszubowska 27 August 2026

Design

Luxury and Mystery—The Row About Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs

There is something magical about the Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs. They are a symbol of the ultimate luxury, but also of an era long gone and...

Joanna Kaszubowska 27 August 2026

Artist Stories

Pierre-Auguste Renoir: The Impressive Life of an Impressionist

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a leading member of Impressionism, was perhaps the most vibrant painter of color and light in the famous French movement.

Sam Malone 26 August 2026

Asian Art

How a Chinese Carpenter Became a $141 Million Art Star

Qi Baishi is probably not someone you expect to become one of the highest-valued artists in the world, right next to Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso,...

Barry Russell 26 August 2026

Realism

The Tragic Tale of the Gierymski Brothers

It is rare to see two siblings as talented and successful as the Gierymski brothers, let alone on the same artistic level. Their story deserves a...

Pola Otterstein 26 August 2026

Animals

The Bugatti Brothers: One Built Cars, the Other Sculpted Animals

Nowadays Bugatti is a legendary company in the field of automobile technology. However, few people know the history of the man behind the trademark,...

Camilla de Laurentis 26 August 2026

Women Artists

Anna Horska: The Ukrainian Artist Who Defied the Soviet Union—and Paid the Price

Ukrainian artist Alla Horska created dozens of amazing mosaics and paintings while actively fighting against the Soviet authorities’ persecution of...

Nataliia Pecherska 26 August 2026

Women Artists

Mary Blair: The Artist Who Gave Disney Its Modern Magic

Inside the 2022 Wallace Collection’s magical exhibition, Inspiring Walt Disney, was an entire wall of intricate, hand-drawn illustrations from the...

Guest Author 25 August 2026

Artist Stories

Kandinsky’s Magic World of Fairy Tales

Wassily Kandinsky, a renowned abstract artist, is chiefly associated with Der Blaue Reiter, an international group of avant-garde artists based in...

Magda Michalska 25 August 2026

Medieval Art

How Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Was Inspired by the Late Medieval Tapestry

In Charles Perrault’s 17th-century literary world, knights, dragons, and spellbound princesses persisted centuries after the topic diminished. As...

Anna Ingram 25 August 2026

Fairytales in Art. Gustave Doré, Little Red Riding Hood, c. 1862. Public domain. Painting

Happily Ever After? 5 Fairytales in Art

Though often told for children, fairytales captivated adults as well. When artists began reinterpreting these stories, they transformed them,...

Errika Gerakiti 25 August 2026

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