Born of Fire: Ancient Roman Glass
Ancient Roman glass objects were functional and decorative beauties. Roman glass artisans experimented with glass-making techniques and applied...
Marga Patterson 23 October 2026
The Evolution of Art During the Fall of Rome
The Fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century CE was a pivotal moment in history, signifying the end of a dominant civilization that had reigned...
Maya M. Tola 23 October 2026
Woman with Stylus: What a Portrait Can Tell Us About Women in Ancient Rome
Woman with Stylus is an ancient Roman fresco unearthed in Pompeii nearly two millennia after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Various details...
Natalia Iacobelli 23 October 2026
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How to Identify a Roman Emperor by His Beard
How many times have you walked into a museum full of statues or busts and not been able to tell one ancient sculpture from another? It can be...
Lauren Dorsey 23 October 2026
Have You Ever Seen Ancient Sculptures’ Colors?
We admire the beauty and plasticity of ancient sculptures, how harmoniously they fit into the surrounding landscape. But we rarely ask ourselves the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 23 October 2026
Fantastic Fungi: The Tastiest Mushroom Art
Autumn is a real mushroom season, so let’s have a look at some tasty, quirky and trippy fungi paintings that will inspire you to go mushroom...
Magda Michalska 22 October 2026
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Orange Is the New Black: Pumpkins in Art
During this time of the year, the color orange rules the world (when it’s not grey skies and rain, of course). Everything from leaves to grass...
Joanna Kaszubowska 22 October 2026
The Gift of Pomona—Pears in Art
The pear has been with us since prehistoric times—dried slices have even been unearthed in Swiss cave dwellings from the Ice Age. In so many...
Candy Bedworth 22 October 2026
Autumnal Still Lifes for a Tasty Welcome of Autumn
As the days slowly become darker and gloomier, and all the beautiful green flora is turning yellow and red, we would like to officially welcome...
Magda Michalska 22 October 2026
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The Best Autumn Foods in Still Life Paintings
I love everything about autumn–the cool, crisp air, the warm sweaters, the sense that the holiday season will soon arrive. But most of all, I love...
Alexandra Kiely 22 October 2026
Blue Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin
Siona Benjamin’s works reflect a combination of Indian and Sephardic iconography. They represent her unique upbringing as a member of the Bene...
Maya M. Tola 21 October 2026
Baltasar de Echave Ibía and Masterpieces in Blue
Baltasar de Echave Ibía was a renowned Novohispanic painter from the 17th century. In fact, he belonged to an artistic dynasty. Yet, he managed to...
Jimena Escoto 21 October 2026
Art in the Golden Hour
The golden hour is a brief and awe-inspiring moment filled with the most radiant light, intense colors, and deep shadows. For centuries, artists have...
Marga Patterson 5 December 2025
When Literature Meets Painting
Have you ever been so in love with a scene from a book that it made you think (perhaps out loud): “Well that would make a perfect painting”? If...
Yahya Bensouda 3 January 2022
The Story of an Excessively Electric Friendship Between Van Gogh and Gauguin
People say that you shouldn’t live with your friends because your friendship may deteriorate. The story of the friendship between Vincent van...
Magda Michalska 30 July 2026
The Odyssey in Art: Myth, Magic, and Mayhem
Everyone is talking about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, but his version of the narrative is just the latest in a long history. From Ancient...
Catriona Miller 28 September 2026
Masterpiece Story: Summer Street by Grace Hartigan
Grace Hartigan’s Summer Street (1956) is like stepping into a whirlwind of city light and sound. Painted in bold strokes and radiant colors, it...
Lisa Scalone 28 June 2026
Moments of Solitude: Edward Hopper in 10 Paintings
Edward Hopper (1882–1967) was one of the greatest painters to ever come out of the United States. A leading painter of American Realism and modern...
Sam Malone 6 August 2026
10 Stunning Sunset Paintings to See Before the Night Falls
The weather is getting warmer, the days are growing longer, and the sunsets are becoming even more beautiful. Nothing feels more like summer than a...
Sandra Juszczyk 24 June 2026
5 Stories Behind Gustav Klimt Masterpieces
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 Author 5 December 2025
The Medieval Bestiary—Cute, Quirky, and Weird Animals
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 10 March 2026
Les Nabis 101
“Nabis” in Hebrew means “prophets.” In the Fall of 1888, a group of students at the Parisian Académie Julian, disappointed with the strict...
Magda Michalska 1 September 2026
Norman Rockwell in 10 Illustrations: The Many Faces of America
Norman Rockwell’s illustrations helped define a shared American identity in the 20th century. His prolific career spanned two world wars, the Civil...
Theodore Carter 15 October 2026
5 Guises of Maurice Denis
Maurice Denis was a French Symbolist painter, known as a prominent member of the Nabis. His work was influenced by the art of the Renaissance,...
Valeria Kumekina 25 November 2024
