Stories By Alexandra Kiely
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Giovanna Garzoni – A Baroque Painter Inspires an Art Challenge
April 1, 2020Italian artist Giovanna Garzoni lived and worked four centuries ago, but she’s still making an impact today. In honor of the past Women’s History Month, Garzoni is the inspiration for an international challenge where contemporary artists...
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Art State of Mind
Virtual Art Repositories – Explore Endless Artworks from Quarantine
March 30, 2020If you’ve in quarantine and have begun to feel the unpleasant effects of art withdrawal, virtual art repositories are here to help you. These websites contain vast numbers of art images from different collections around the...
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Special Occasion And News
A “David and Goliath” Painting Gets Re-Attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi
March 27, 2020Baroque master Artemisia Gentileschi’s long-hidden signature was recently found on a 17th-century David and Goliath painting. The work was formerly attributed to a less-impressive male painter. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-c. 1654) is one of the few historical...
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Art State of Mind
The Best Art Videos for the Age of Quarantine
March 23, 2020Right now pretty much everything throughout Europe and North America, including art museums, is closed due to quarantine. This means that art lovers will have to find new ways to engage with art for the moment....
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19th Century
Cézanne: The Rock and Quarry Paintings at Princeton University
March 19, 2020Cézanne: The Rock and Quarry Paintings is a new exhibition at the Princeton University Art Museum. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) is a familiar artist to most of us, but this show is the first to feature an...
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Special Occasion And News
Five Great Female Art Patrons in History
March 1, 2020Women’s History Month begins today. So it’s time to celebrate the many women who have made their mark on art history. Here, we’ll meet five female art patrons with impeccable taste and amazing collections. Female art...
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Architecture
These Gifs Bring Eight Buildings from Paintings Into the Real World
February 26, 2020If you’ve ever tried to imagine what it would be like to visit buildings from paintings you know and love, these fun gifs can help you out! Last year, we featured some cool gifs showing real-world...
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Artists' Stories
The Fabulous Sculpture and Mysterious Life of Edmonia Lewis
February 13, 2020Edmonia Lewis (c. 1844-1907) was quite a force of nature. She was an African-American and Native-American woman who became an internationally-respected sculptor in the prejudiced 19th century. Her life was fascinating, but it’s difficult to uncover....
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20th century
Fabulous Railway Station Paintings from the Golden Age of Train Travel
January 31, 2020Once upon a time, train travel was the height of fashion. That’s why the second half of the 19th century and first few decades of the 20th century are considered the Golden Age of Train Travel....
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Museums And Exhibitions
150 Years of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
January 25, 2020It’s time to celebrate 150 years of the Met! The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is America’s largest and most important art museum. It’s also one the most significant museums in the whole...
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