Stories By Zuzanna Stanska
Artists' Stories
Edgar Degas and His Most Beautiful Ballerinas
July 10, 2020Edgar Degas was one of the founders of Impressionism, however, he didn’t like the term and preferred to call it “Realist” or “Independent”. Ballet dancers were one of his main subjects. “People call me the painter of dancing...
Bodies And Erotic Art
Danse Macabre: Dancing with Skeletons
July 7, 2020Danse Macabre (Dance of Death) – a weird dance between people and skeletons. You might think that it is a scene from a horror movie. But surprisingly, it is a medieval allegorical concept for the all-conquering...
20th century
Jeff Koons and His Balloon Dogs
July 3, 2020What do Jeff Koons, Jay Z, Christie’s, and clowns have in common? Balloon dogs! Read how an artwork looking like a huge toy hit USD 58.4m at a Christie’s auction becoming one of the most expensive...
Museums And Exhibitions
If You Love Pre-Raphaelite Art then You Must Know this Museum
June 19, 2020Britain is an obvious pilgrimage site for all Pre-Raphaelite fans, but did you know that the United States also has something great to offer? It’s the Delaware Art Museum! The Delaware Art Museum in the city...
Baroque
Painting of the Week: Caravaggio, Amor Vincit Omnia
June 7, 2020This young Cupid, recklessly painted by Caravaggio, follows Virgil’s saying amor vincit omnia (love conquers all). He triumphs over science, art, fame, and power, the symbols of which are strewn at his feet: musical instruments, laurel...
Animals
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau
May 14, 2020Henri Rousseau was a French painter who painted in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier (the customs officer), which was a humorous description of his occupation as a toll collector. He was self-taught...
Artist
10 Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portraits You Need to Know
May 9, 2020Vincent van Gogh created thirty six self-portraits in the space of only ten years. In his case, these works are an amazing source of knowledge not only of how van Gogh looked (although we know that...
Cinema
ALL Art In BoJack Horseman We Could Find Gathered In One Place (6th Season Update)
May 5, 2020We love it when pop culture adopts, uses, and remixes art history, especially when that mixture includes a T.V. show! If you’re a BoJack Horseman fan and an art aficionado, you’re going to love this article....
20th century
10 Blue Yves Klein Masterpieces You Must Know
April 28, 2020On this day, April 28th in 1928, Yves Klein was born, a French artist and the leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau Réalisme. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art...
Eastern world
The Orientalism of Eugène Delacroix – Beware of the Colors!
April 26, 2020Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist who was seen as the leader of the French Romantic school of art from the beginning of his career. 19th-century French painters, including Delacroix, loved the Orient and the...
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Painting of the Week: Saint George and the Dragon
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The Mysterious Pinturas Negras Reveal Goya’s Darkest Secrets
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Is Kylie Jenner the New Venus? Interview with the Artist Marco Battaglini
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10 of the Most Famous Female Artist Self-Portraits
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Famous Musicians who Paint: Making Music and Art
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#MeToo and the Medusa Myth
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Not So Dark After All: Greek Designs from the Dark Ages
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Album Covers You Didn’t Know that Are Pure Art
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Painting of the Week: Valentin Serov, Princess Olga Orlova
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Russian History through the Eyes of Vasily Surikov
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