Masterpiece Story: Queen Nefertari and Goddess Isis
Queen Nefertari and Goddess Isis is a fabulous masterpiece of ancient Egyptian art. The wall painting in the queen’s tomb captures the dream of...
James W Singer 3 December 2023
Jenna Burns 28 November 2023
Vithória Konzen Dill 30 November 2023
The greatest happiness can be found in the simple pleasures of daily life. Such simplicities could include the taste of fresh fruit, the smell of...
James W Singer 3 December 2023
The Unicorn Tapestries are a set of medieval tapestries depicting a hunt for a unicorn, a popular motif at the time. They’re probably the most...
Alexandra Kiely 2 December 2023
Renaissance tapestries are the most underestimated subject in art history. As expensive and enormously large works of art, tapestries attributed to...
Anna Ingram 2 December 2023
In Charles Perrault’s 17th-century literary world, knights, dragons, and spellbound princesses persisted centuries after the topic diminished. As...
Anna Ingram 2 December 2023
The Devonshire Hunting Tapestries consist of four large tapestries depicting scenes of hunting various animals. They were made between 1430 and 1450...
Anna Ingram 2 December 2023
Everyone knows King Henry VIII for having six wives and an infamous divorce that shook England’s religious core. He is renowned due to art...
Anna Ingram 2 December 2023
Known for his striking portraits of high-society figures, John Singer Sargent was one of the most successful painters of his day. But after causing a...
Natalia Iacobelli 2 December 2023
Medusa, a creation of Greek mythology, stood as one of its most fearsome entities. In Ancient Greek, her name translates to “guardian” or...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 December 2023
Unicorns, the enchanting and mythical beings, have been a captivating subject in art since ancient times, maintaining their inspirational allure for...
Ela Bobek 1 December 2023
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Everybody loves gargoyles! I used to think I was alone in this, but I’ve come to learn that’s not at all true. In case any of you don’t know, a...
Alexandra Kiely 1 December 2023
Benevolent or deadly? There are so many depictions of this mythical creature. Let's explore how mermaids have been portrayed in art.
Candy Bedworth 1 December 2023
If you’ve ever watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you probably remember the scene when the vicious killer bunny (which, as we remember,...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 December 2023
Vasili Pukirev’s painting Unequal Marriage has a legend about it: allegedly, after looking at it, all the elderly grooms refused to marry their...
Elizaveta Ermakova 7 October 2021
By 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...
Wendy Gray 8 January 2022
The Norwegian painter Edvard Munch realized the colored lithograph Madonna in 1895. He is considered the precursor of Expressionism, therefore his...
Maia Heguiaphal 12 December 2022
I love to watch people looking at his art for the first time. René Magritte’s art became well-known for a number of witty and thought-provoking...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 November 2023
Paul Gauguin is a revolutionary and savage in the art of the late 19th century, an artist rejected by society. A man who quit his job at the stock...
Valeria Kumekina 27 November 2023
“Illness, madness and death were the black angels that watched over my cradle and have since followed me through life,” Munch wrote in his notes,...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 December 2022
Perhaps one the most influential women in shaping the art world of the 20th century, Peggy Guggenheim held an exhibition in 1943 that was to be...
Nina Relf 22 November 2023
The artworks of French painter Auguste Renoir are renowned for their light, conspicuous brushstrokes, as well as their pure beauty. Behind mastery...
Rute Ferreira 31 August 2023
The Scream by Edvard Munch is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It’s pretty obvious why – its expression and the way the pain and...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 May 2023
This month marks the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, a British sci-fi show about a runaway alien Time Lord that’s now beloved worldwide. Fans were...
Jenna Burns 28 November 2023
Of all the medieval manuscripts, bestiaries are definitely the most fun. A medieval bestiary is a book about animals. It’s full of unusual...
Alexandra Kiely 4 October 2023
Have you ever looked upon Gustav Klimt’s portrait of The Lady in Gold and wondered why she was so worshipped? What made the artist immortalize her...
Guest Profile 24 April 2023
Although known as a modern day invention, selfies have actually been around for centuries, albeit in the more traditional form of self-portraits.
Charlotte Stace 27 November 2023
Perhaps you have noticed a trend in recent years: people seem to crave a return to simpler times, to homesteading, homemaking, and minimalism. We...
Ledys Chemin 27 November 2023
The 19th century was a tumultuous time for Mexico, to say the least. In 1821, it achieved its independence. However, the war devastated the country...
Jimena Escoto 27 November 2023
Do you know who James Ensor was? James Ensor (1860-1949) was a scandalous, rebellious, and revolutionary Belgian painter with a style that could be...
Andra Patricia Ritisan 30 November 2023
The first artist that comes to mind if one says “masks” is James Ensor, so if you feel like reading about eerie atmosphere and skeletons, click...
Magda Michalska 30 November 2023
Ancestor Mask is a masterpiece of Papua New Guinean art. It symbolizes a vanishing tribal lifestyle rarely seen outside of...
James W Singer 30 November 2023
It is not a surprise that every carnival, regardless of its country of origin or other characteristics, is traditionally associated with Venetian...
Guest Profile 30 November 2023
Who doesn’t love a mystery? Especially an art history mystery. Made by a previously unknown Chinese kingdom, the 3,000-year-old bronze...
Nadine Waldmann 30 November 2023
Although Japanese weather varies greatly across the archipelago, the abundance of rain throughout the year remains a common phenomenon across Japan.
Maya M. Tola 29 November 2023
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 29 November 2023
Paris Street; Rainy Day is probably the most known work of French artist Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894). In this painting, we see a number of...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 November 2023
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 29 November 2023
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 29 November 2023
Have you ever heard of Hygge? It’s a Danish and Norwegian word used to describe a feeling of coziness. Inspired by this beautiful word, I...
Magda Michalska 28 November 2023
Throughout history, artists have used light and shadow in their work to create the illusion of a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional...
Ruxi Rusu 28 November 2023