Kate Wojtczak

DailyArt Magazine Editor-in-Chief finishing her PhD in art history; editor, writer, stylist and adamant traveller almost constantly on the way

Stories By Kate Wojtczak

Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week: Cuno Amiet, Snowy Landscape (Deep Winter)
By Kate WojtczakDecember 27, 2020
These are the shortest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s dark and cold outside, but there are two things which brighten the night – Christmas lights and snow, and this week’s painting is...
19th Century

Painting of the Week: Adolph Menzel, The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes)
By Kate WojtczakDecember 13, 2020
The 19th century, the age of steel and steam, witnessed not only the developments of the industry but also of the new themes in painting. Now, simple workers found their place next to mythological heroes and...
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The San Diego Museum of Art Staff Highlights
By Kate WojtczakJune 14, 2020
The San Diego Museum of Art is located in the historic Balboa Park and owns an impressive collection of art. It was opened to the public almost a hundred years ago and is the region’s oldest...
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Van Gogh Museum Staff Picks
By Kate WojtczakMay 24, 2020
Have you ever wondered who knows the best of a museum’s collection? Probably the people who spend most of their lives between these artworks: the museum staff! Thanks to our partnership with the Van Gogh Museum...
Cinema

The Innocents of Florence. A New Documentary by Davide Battistella
By Kate WojtczakMay 17, 2019
A 600-year-old painting leads two art conservators in Florence on a journey that sheds light on the story of the hundreds of thousands of children who were abandoned, and the women who saved them. The Innocents of...
19th Century

6 Rooms from Famous Paintings Brought to Real Life
By Kate WojtczakApril 29, 2019
Paintings of historical interiors are fascinating hybrid images – midway between the work of a great artist’s imagination and a document of the past. Thanks to the project Atelier Décor held by HomeAdvisor we can learn...
Painting of the Week

Paul Cézanne, The Bathers
By Kate WojtczakJanuary 20, 2019
When little Paul was born on 19th January 1839 nobody could expect that he will revolutionize painting with developing a unique style and influence a whole generation of artists. Let’s have a look at one of...
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Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Goethe in the Roman Campagna
By Kate WojtczakJanuary 13, 2019
Last week the Städel Museum in Frankfurt posted on Instagram a painting from their collection with a funny quote: “Having a bad day? Always remember: someone painted a life-sized portrait of Goethe with two left feet.” The someone...
Middle Ages

Painting of the Week: Giotto di Bondone, Adoration of the Magi
By Kate WojtczakJanuary 6, 2019
January 6 in the Christian calendar is a day devoted to the Magi. According to the Bible, Three Wise Men from the East come to Bethlehem to visit Baby Jesus, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. There are probably thousands of...
Painting of the Week

Painting of the Week: Jacopo Tintoretto, Marriage at Cana
By Kate WojtczakDecember 30, 2018
Because it’s the New Year’s Eve tomorrow and many of you are going to have fun I’ve chosen for our painting of the week a work depicting a party. It’s not a typical party, it’s a...