Magda, art historian and Italianist, she writes about art because she cannot make it herself. She loves committed and political artists like Ai Weiwei or the Futurists; like Joseph Beuys she believes that art can change us and we can change the world.
Capturing Light: The Pioneers of Photography in France
It all officially began in 1839 in two countries at the same time: in the UK, the Royal Academy announced the discovery of a method of capturing...
Magda Michalska 3 September 2026
Mariano Fortuny—The Artist Who Turned Venice Into His Creative Laboratory
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo was not originally from Venice, as he was born in Granada, Spain, in 1871, as the son of a painter also called Mariano...
Magda Michalska 3 September 2026
Why Were Cows Everywhere in Dutch Art?
We’re used to seeing cats and dogs in art, perhaps because they have long been our everyday companions. But in 17th-century Dutch art, another...
Magda Michalska 2 September 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
An Illuminated Year with Limbourg Brothers
Just imagine you are an extremely rich duke living in the 15th century who likes pretty books and magnificent castles. What do you do to have them...
Magda Michalska 31 August 2026
Kandinsky’s Magic World of Fairy Tales
Wassily Kandinsky, a renowned abstract artist, is chiefly associated with Der Blaue Reiter, an international group of avant-garde artists based in...
Magda Michalska 25 August 2026
From Rembrandt to Picasso: 5 Beards That Stole the Show
According to some fashion experts, beards reached their peak 10 years ago. However, this is not just some seasonal trend. Long, short, trimmed, or...
Magda Michalska 21 August 2026
The Flying Lovers: Bella and Marc Chagall
A love story is always a good read, especially if it’s such a magical and touching history as that of Bella and Marc Chagall. Unfortunately there...
Magda Michalska 19 August 2026
Gilbert & George—Art and Love at First Sight
In 1967, two young students, Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore, met at Central Saint Martins College of Art in London. It was love at first sight...
Magda Michalska 18 August 2026
Olga Boznańska: The Uneasy Story of a Polish Painter
Olga Boznańska was one of the most famous Polish female painters. Her multiple portraits of fragile women and children are permeated with notes of...
Magda Michalska, Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 14 August 2026
