is a fifth-year student towards her Master of Journalism degree, yet art has always been one of her biggest interests. She especially admires Impressionism, Postimpressionism as well as Realism. As a result, she can never get enough of museums, and therefore loves to travel the world.
Julie Manet—Who Was This Pretty Girl Immortalized by the Impressionists?
Julie Manet—called the beauty of Impressionism—was the daughter of the wealthy, well-connected painter Berthe Morisot and Eugène Manet, brother...
Pola Otterstein 7 October 2026
5 Greatest Baroque Painters and Their Works
Peter Paul Rubens, Caravaggio, Diego Velázquez, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Nicolas Poussin–they were the five greatest painters of the 17th century.
Pola Otterstein 5 October 2026
The Best Landscape Paintings to Greet Autumn
Now that summer is officially over, looking through the window in many places is all about rain and clouds. To inspire us with the more beautiful...
Pola Otterstein 25 September 2026
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun and Amazing Women in Her Portraits
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun and the women in her portraits should be a reference for every art lover. The French painter—also known as Madame Le...
Pola Otterstein 18 September 2026
The Tragic Tale of the Gierymski Brothers
It is rare to see two siblings as talented and successful as the Gierymski brothers, let alone on the same artistic level. Their story deserves a...
Pola Otterstein 26 August 2026
Living in the Shadow—Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer
Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer were a 19th and early 20th-century artist couple. Although their marriage and lives were far from ideal, history has...
Pola Otterstein 18 August 2026
The Most Painted Woman in the World Was Lesbian: Suzy Solidor
Born in 1900, Suzanne Louise Marie Marion, known as Suzy Solidor, was a French artist who sang and acted in movies, but over time she became most...
Pola Otterstein 3 July 2026
What Was It Like in the Roaring Twenties in Art and Fashion?
The Roaring Twenties were a period when many things changed–both socially and politically. The dramatic economic growth of the decade led many...
Pola Otterstein 30 April 2026
Masterpiece Story: Marriage A-la-Mode by William Hogarth
The 18th-century British painter William Hogarth created an insightful series of paintings about the arranged marriages of his times, entitled...
Pola Otterstein 22 March 2026
Montmartre—The Home to Many Artists
Montmartre, the home to many inspirations, was the most artistic district of Paris. It is also known as the “heart of the city” and it surely...
Pola Otterstein 29 January 2026
