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Rain in Paintings

A city street on a rainy day. Art State of Mind

Rain in Art – Paintings for Pluviophiles

The causal relationship between weather and human emotion is evident on unbearably hot summer days that result in feelings of despair and melancholy.

Maya M. Tola 10 November 2026

Men praying by turbulent waters in a torrential downpour. Asian Art

Rain in Japanese Art

Although Japanese weather varies greatly across the archipelago, the abundance of rain throughout the year remains a common phenomenon across the...

Maya M. Tola 10 November 2026

Painting

Paintings for Autumn Lovers: Rainy Scenes in Art

Are you tired of summer vibes and high temperatures? Is autumn one of your favorite seasons? If for any of these questions, your answer is...

Magda Michalska 10 November 2026

Umbrellas in art: Alex Katz, Blue Umbrella, 1979, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY, USA. Painting

Cover Yourself from the Rain—Umbrellas in Art

Fall can be one of the most beautiful and atmospheric seasons. Some of us wait all year long to stay at home, cozy up on the sofa, read, or have a...

Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 10 November 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige) by Vincent van Gogh

In the mid-19th century, Japanese ports were suddenly opened up to international trade, and Europeans went crazy for Japanese culture and art,...

Kelly Hill 10 November 2026

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Contemporary Art

The Enigmatic Universe of Anish Kapoor in 5 Artworks

With his recognizable style and enigmatic works, Anish Kapoor is one of the most prolific and influential artists of the 21st century. These 5 iconic...

Carlotta Mazzoli 9 November 2026

Bizarre

Attention, Dangerous Art! How Art Can Hurt You

Every once in a while, an accident involving an artwork happens. Usually, it is the artwork that ends up damaged, but sometimes it is the audience...

Joanna Kaszubowska 9 November 2026

Sculpture

A Visit to Anish Kapoor’s Studio

Anish Kapoor is one of the most prolific and influential sculptors of his generation. He is best known for his public installations which combine...

Zuzanna Stańska 9 November 2026

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Sculpture

Anish Kapoor on the Scale of the Sculpture

Sir Anish Kapoor is a British sculptor originally from Bombay. He has been based in London since the early 1970s, when he moved there to study...

Zuzanna Stańska 9 November 2026

Art State of Mind

That’s My Color! Famous Painters’ Trademark Colors

Did you know that there are some colors that you can’t use in your art? Such “painters’ trademarked colors” are owned by certain artists, and...

Wojtek Rozdzenski 9 November 2026

Asian Art

Late Mughal Atelier: An Art Historical Journey Through Two Masterpieces by Fayzullah

Fayzullah was a renowned artist of the royal Mughal atelier in the late 18th century, during the reign of Alamgir II. Two of his masterpieces,...

Maya M. Tola, 8 November 2026

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Bichitr, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, Saint Petersburg Album, ca 1615-1618, watercolor, ink and gold on paper, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings by Bichitr

Why would a powerful emperor place a spiritual leader above other rulers, including the King of England? Bichitr’s Jahangir Preferring a Sufi...

James W Singer 8 November 2026

Asian Art

Masterpiece Story: The Red Fort in Delhi

The Red Fort, or Lal Qila, stands as a commanding symbol of India’s rich cultural and political heritage. Commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah...

Maya M. Tola 8 November 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Woman on Charpoy by Amrita Sher-Gil

Amrita Sher-Gil’s work has long been examined through the binaries of modernist and traditional, East and West. These debates have often...

Shivani Gupta 8 November 2026

Architecture

Masterpiece Story: Taj Mahal

Located on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, a little over 100 miles outside New Delhi, is India’s most famous monument and one of the...

Maya M. Tola 8 November 2026

Quiz

QUIZ: The Women of Surrealism—Dreamscapes and Rebels

Joanna Kaszubowska 7 November 2026

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12 Portraits QUIZ: One Painter by Another

Guest Author 7 November 2026

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QUIZ: Barcelona—Where Art Shapes the City

Joanna Kaszubowska 7 November 2026

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Royal Portraits Quiz: Guess the Queen

Joanna Kaszubowska 7 November 2026

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QUIZ: Édouard Manet—Modernity on Canvas

Joanna Kaszubowska 7 November 2026

History

Satan: Artistic Evolution of the Dark Lord

Satan, Lucifer, or the Devil is an archetypal malevolent being deemed the very embodiment of evil, darkness, and temptation within Christianity.

Maya M. Tola 6 November 2026

Aleksandra Waliszewska, Untitled, 1997-2022, Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland. Contemporary Art

The Dark Arts of Aleksandra Waliszewska

Rather unsettling, quite macabre, and more than slightly erotic, the paintings and illustrations by Polish artist Aleksandra Waliszewska are...

Marta Wiktoria Bryll 6 November 2026

Bizarre

Dark Side of Art History in 13 Creepy Paintings

Forget watching horror movies on Netflix—here we have something that will make your jaw drop! Welcome to the eerie realm of creepy paintings, where...

Zuzanna Stańska 6 November 2026

Art reference to Lucas Cranach’s Adam and Eve in Dark, S03E04, 2017, Netflix. Netflix. Theater & Cinema

Art in the Netflix TV Series Dark

Time loops, mysterious disappearances, and an intricate web of family secrets make Dark, the German Netflix series co-created by Baran bo Odar and...

Arianna Richetti 6 November 2026

Artist Stories

The Mysterious Pinturas Negras Reveal Goya’s Darkest Secrets

There are already several articles that treat in detail the life and works of Francisco Goya. If you want to learn about his career or most famous...

Magda Michalska 6 November 2026

simone-martini-annunciation Medieval Art

Why Medieval Art Was Never Meant to Be Realistic

Why does medieval art look so strange to our modern eyes? Flat figures, golden backgrounds, distorted proportions, and even babies who look like tiny...

Mieke Leenders 5 November 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Two Shades of Love in Vermeer’s Paintings

Many of the paintings by Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675) focus on the theme of love. Some of them involve music, letters, or a glass of wine,...

Tom Anderson 5 November 2026

Georgia O'Keeffe, Black Door with Red Review

Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hidden Fascination with Architecture at the DIA

At the Detroit Institute of Arts, a landmark exhibition reveals a less familiar side of one of America’s most celebrated modern artists: her...

Natalia Iacobelli 5 November 2026

Design

The Art of Jewels: Spinel, The Ruby Impersonator

The spinel, also known as the balas ruby, was first derived from the historic region of Badakshan in Central Asia. These beautiful gemstones usually...

Maya M. Tola 5 November 2026

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