Stories By Anastasia Manioudaki
Art History 101
10 Things You Should Know About Titian
April 19, 2021Titian (Tiziano Vecellio, 1490–1576) was an Italian painter active in Venice in the 16th century. He is considered the greatest painter in the Venetian art school. During his long career, he painted a variety of subjects,...
19th Century
Victorian Feminists and Their Supernatural Powers
April 3, 2021The Victorian feminists in 19th-century England paved the way for the women’s movement across the world. The ‘New Woman, as she was called, demanded social equality, economic independence and the right to education. However, many people...
19th Century
Commedia dell’Arte Characters in Art
March 22, 2021Commedia dell’arte is a form of theater popular from the 16th to the 18th century. The name means comedy of art indicating that the performers were artisans, that is professional actors. Commedia dell’arte originated in northern...
Painting of the Week
Painting of the Week: La Primavera by Sandro Botticelli
March 21, 2021La Primavera, which means ‘Spring’ in Italian, is without a doubt the most famous painting of Sandro Botticelli. Its mysterious allure continues to dazzle audiences and baffle art historians to this day. However, the painting was...
Rococo
The Largest Ceiling Fresco in the World: Giambattista Tiepolo in Würzburger Residenz
February 3, 2021Giambattista Tiepolo brought Venice back to the artistic spotlight in the 18th century. Without a doubt, the crowning achievement of Tiepolo’s career are the frescoes in Würzburger Residenz, a palace in Bavaria, in southern Germany. This...
Artist
Peter Paul Rubens: Sensuous Gods and Dramatic Saints
January 19, 2021Peter Paul Rubens is synonymous with Flemish Baroque. His dynamic yet sensuous style made him the most popular artist of his time, running a large workshop in Antwerp that catered to royals and nobles throughout Europe....
Artist
Drama and Dynamism: George Seurat and the Circus
January 2, 2021George Seurat, like many 19th century artists, loved the circus. In particular, he enjoyed watching the tumbling acrobats in bright costumes, a subject infused with drama and dynamism. Circuses were immensely popular in Paris. Indeed, due...
Artist
Joseph Wright of Derby: Painting the Industrial Revolution
December 11, 2020Joseph Wright of Derby is deemed as the first painter to capture the spirit of the Industrial Revolution. His paintings portray the zeitgeist of his time during the Age of Enlightenment. The Enlightenment was a shift...
Ancient
Pompeii of the Aegean: The Wall Paintings of Thera
November 19, 2020The wall paintings of Thera (Santorini) reveal the bustling civilization that existed on the southernmost island of the Cyclades circa 1600 BCE. Around that time the island suffered a devastating earthquake along with a volcanic eruption...
19th Century
Literature in the Pre-Raphaelite Paintings
November 3, 2020From its very inception, subjects taken from literature were a staple for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Shakespeare, Keates, and Tennyson were among the many who had their mind’s work immortalized in paintings. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was formed...
