Museums And Exhibitions
Best 2020 Artsy Christmas Gifts from Art Museums
It is that time of the year again! Time to buy Christmas...
Ancient Egypt
Blue Faience Hippopotamuses of the World, UNITE!
Blue faience hippopotamus was a popular statuette in Ancient Egyptian art. Ancient...
Painting of the Week
Painting of the Week: François Boucher, La Toilette
November 22, 2020The soft rustle of silky cloth and the hard crackling of burning wood echo against the yellow papered walls of the boudoir. The small room is overflowing with sensual delights as two women perform a daily routine of...
Sculpture
Six Ancient Greek Sculptures Everyone Should Know
November 21, 2020Greek art and sculpture has had a profound effect on art throughout the ages. Many of the styles have been reproduced and copied by some of what the modern day audiences would classify as the finest artists to...
History
The Lifelike Death Fayum Portraits of Roman Egypt
November 21, 2020Though they are often referred to as “Fayum portraits” – taking their title from the location of a region in Egypt where Pharaoh Amenemhat III’s mortuary temple once stood – they came from various places across Egypt. These...
Ancient Egypt
The Bust of Nefertiti: Ancient Masterpiece or Genius Hoax?
November 20, 2020On December 6, 1912, a team of excavators from the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, led by Ludwig Borchardt, unearthed a wonderful work of art. They found the bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti in the workshop of Thutmes, the sculptor...
Animals
Dog Breeds in Famous Paintings
November 20, 2020When we see a dog in a painting, we always try to guess which breed it is. Motivated by this curiosity we have selected some works that show representations of different breeds of dogs in famous paintings. Additionally,...
Ancient Greece
Pompeii of the Aegean: The Wall Paintings of Thera
November 19, 2020The wall paintings of Thera (Santorini) reveal the bustling civilization that existed on the southernmost island of the Cyclades circa 1600 BCE. Around that time the island suffered a devastating earthquake along with a volcanic eruption which caused...
Love Story
Story of Pygmalion and Galatea by Sir Edward Burne-Jones
November 19, 2020Read more about art of the Pre-Raphaelites:
Ancient
Portable Prehistoric Gods and Goddesses
November 18, 2020Our prehistoric ancestors moved around a lot. It was a short and brutal life back then – you needed the protection and guidance of your gods and goddesses. So, what better solution than to carry them around in...
dailyart
Emma Amos: The Story of the Postmodernist African-American Artist
November 18, 2020Emma Amos is a great example of how a female, black artist can effect change and become someone in a racist and sexist time. On May 20th, 2020, Amos left us at the age of 83. We want...
Literature
Book Review: Frida Kahlo’s Unimaginable Life
November 17, 2020Fridamania is contagious. Reading the Frida Kahlo book written by Hettie Judah almost drags us to the brink of melancholic stroke despite being armed by detachment. Although the story has been adapted and retold several times, the diverse emotionally...
Just Weird
ALL Art In BoJack Horseman We Could Find Gathered In One Place (6th Season Update)
May 5, 2020We love it when pop culture adopts, uses, and remixes art history, especially when that mixture...
Art History 101
10 Most Scandalous Nudes in Art (NSFW)
September 21, 2017We’re here to let you in on a pretty widely known secret about art history: it...
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Sculpture
Six Ancient Greek Sculptures Everyone Should Know
November 21, 2020Greek art and sculpture has had a profound effect on art throughout the ages. Many of...
Bodies And Erotic Art
All You Must Know About Japanese Erotic Art, Shunga (18+)
October 2, 2020Ukiyo-e pictures, pictures of the “floating world” are famous among everyone interested in art history. Everyone knows Hokusai’s...
Artists' Stories
4 Artists Who Suffered from Mental Illness (and How It Affected Their Art)
October 6, 2020The painter Vincent van Gogh is well-known for his artwork and for a particular aspect of...
20th century
Frida Kahlo And The Symbolism In Her Art
August 8, 2017Frida Kahlo who lived during the first half of the 20th century changed the art history...
Bodies And Erotic Art
Greek Mythological Creatures that Combine Female Beauty and Beastly Ugliness
September 12, 2020Gods, goddesses, demigods, horrible monsters, and beasts of hybrid forms roam the world of Ancient Greek...
Artists' Stories
The Mystery of Vincent Van Gogh’s Death
March 30, 2017Vincent van Gogh’s death occurred in the early morning of 29 July 1890, in his room...
20th century
Pablo Picasso And His Women
November 28, 2017Pablo Picasso perhaps the most influential and recognizable painter of the 20th century, is well known...
21st century
The Story Of Damien Hirst’s Famous Shark
September 4, 2017This shark is considered the iconic work of British art in the 1990s, and has become...
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