Masterpiece Story: Cat at Play by Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Cat at Play is a masterpiece by Henriëtte Ronner-Knip who deserves to have her legacy revised and her fame revived. Art does not need to be radical...
James W Singer 1 March 2026
Masterpiece Story: Breakfast of Birds by Gabriele Münter
Gabriele Münter (1877–1962) was a German Expressionist painter born in Berlin and most known for her landscapes and use of color. She developed a...
Heidi Werber 1 March 2026
Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Zaga Christ by Giovanna Garzoni
The remarkable Portrait of Zaga Christ is considered the earliest known portrait of a Black sitter in Western art. It represents an unusual...
Guest Author 1 March 2026
Masterpiece Story: Sheep by the Sea by Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur was one of the most famous European artists of the 19th century, and she was definitely the most celebrated female artist of her time.
James W Singer 1 March 2026
QUIZ: Guess Who Taught Me! Great Artists and Their Teachers
Kate Wojtczak 28 February 2026
QUIZ: Who Painted These Spring Paintings?
Errika Gerakiti 28 February 2026
QUIZ: So You Think You Know British Art?
Ruxi Rusu 28 February 2026
American Art QUIZ: Do You Know These Iconic Works?
Anastasia Manioudaki 28 February 2026
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Mary Delany’s Flower Collages
Mary Delany was a socialite of 18th-century England. She is known for being one of the earliest members of the Bluestocking Society, but was also an...
Anna Ingram 27 February 2026
Van Gogh’s Marvelous Flower Paintings
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was an incredibly prolific artist whose paintings are known all over the world. Besides self-portraits and landscapes,...
Camilla de Laurentis 27 February 2026
Olga Wisinger-Florian: The Queen of Flower Paintings from Vienna’s Golden Age
For a long time the memory of Viennese flower painter Olga Wisinger-Florian slumbered underneath a duvet of withered petals. Who knew that it was she...
Kero Fichter 27 February 2026
Amrita Sher-Gil – India’s Frida Kahlo
Amrita Sher-Gil lived a short but certainly interesting life. Her artistic oeuvre is extremely impressive and she is considered to be one of the most...
Zuzanna Stańska 30 January 2023
Fauvism in 10 Paintings
Can you believe that the now well-known masterpieces created by artists such as Henri Matisse and Maurice de Vlaminck were once called “wild...
Valeria Kumekina 18 February 2026
Treasures of European Art: 10 Artworks You Can’t Miss at the National Museum in Kraków
The new European Art Gallery at the National Museum in Kraków invites visitors to embark on a captivating journey through eight centuries of...
Gabriela Boryszewska 4 December 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Architect’s Dream by Thomas Cole
The Architect’s Dream is an outstanding example of architectural genre. It was painted by American artist and founder of the Hudson River School Thomas Cole in 1840 for the New York architect Ithiel Town. The painting seamlessly stitches together Egyptian, Graeco-Roman and Gothic styles into a fantastical landscape.
Rucha Vijay Bodas 22 June 2025
Fedir Krychevsky—Ukrainian Modernist Painter
Fedir Krychevsky lovingly recorded the culture of his homeland and was one of the most influential Modernist Ukrainian painters.
Candy Bedworth 24 February 2026
Meet 13 Famous Artists and Their Cats (Cuteness Overload!)
So many great artists have shared one very special love: the love for cats. Here you will find 13 modern artists who loved their felines and have...
Zuzanna Stańska, Szymon Jocek 26 February 2026
10 Amazing Yellow Paintings You Need to See
From van Gogh’s sunflowers, through golden dresses, to tranquil landscapes—yellow lights up the scene. It is the color of the sun, associated...
Kinga Dobosz 26 February 2026
Henna in Indian Paintings
Henna in Indian painting observes a symbolic as well as celebratory value. Henna or Mehndi is a significant cultural aspect of Indian culture. For...
Urvi Chheda 20 October 2025
5 Artists You Didn’t Know Were Born in Ukraine
From dancing colors to a kinetic steel monument, discover the lives and works of five influential and international modern artists – each of whom...
Emily Snow 23 February 2026
Did Pieter Bruegel Play Dice? The Story of Seemingly Insignificant Detail
Pieter Bruegel The Elder was a prominent Flemish painter of the 16th century, famed for his vivid, often humorous depictions of peasant life and...
Guest Author 27 January 2025
13 Black Folk Artists from the American South
The thirteen self-taught artists below, from Bill Traylor to Nellie Mae Rowe, Thornton Dial to Mary T. Smith, among others, created some of the most...
Adam Oestreich 12 February 2026
Not Only Queen’s Gambit—Chess in Art
The Queen’s Gambit series, produced by Netflix, has taken the world by storm and inspired many people to take up chess. A fantastic novel of the...
Joanna Kaszubowska 27 August 2025
