Art Forms

Paris through the Window. Marc Chagall, Paris through the Window, 1913, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Paris Through the Window by Marc Chagall

Paris Through the Window (1913) is a perfect example of Marc Chagall’s enigmatic, eclectic, and fascinating artworks. Wherever one looks, one finds...

Jimena Escoto 19 April 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Untitled (1959) by Mark Rothko

Untitled by Mark Rothko was created midway through his Color Field period, which began in 1950. Through his painstaking process, viewers can...

Seoyoung (Alyssa) Kim 19 April 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Le Quai Malaquais et l’Institut by Camille Pissarro

An Impressionist masterpiece—looted by the Nazis, hidden for decades in a vault in a Swiss bank, subject of a controversial restitution, and linked...

Javier Abel Miguel 19 April 2026

Marc Chagall, Leaning Over Flowers, 1927, gouache on paper, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Leaning Over Flowers by Marc Chagall

Leaning Over Flowers by Marc Chagall is a masterpiece of happiness, positivity, and floral imagery. The artwork not only depicts a moment of quiet...

James W Singer 19 April 2026

Fashion

Dressed in a Masterpiece: Sonia Delaunay and Her Wearable Art

Sonia Delaunay was a Ukrainian-born French artist and fashion designer born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris. Along...

Zuzanna Stańska 19 April 2026

Quiz

QUIZ: Guess the Art Technique

Ania Kaczynska 18 April 2026

Quiz

QUIZ: Guess the Catholic Saint

Camilla de Laurentis 18 April 2026

Quiz

QUIZ Hats in Art—Whose Hat Is That?

Sandra Juszczyk 18 April 2026

Rococo

Jean-Étienne Liotard Breakfast Scenes

The 18th-century painter, miniaturist, and pastelist Jean-Étienne Liotard is perhaps one of the most eccentric artists of his time. Known for his...

Anna Ingram 17 April 2026

Artist Stories

Edgar Degas in 10 Paintings

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is one of the most famous painters of his generation. His ballerinas are held in many of the world’s most prestigious...

Jimena Escoto 17 April 2026

Rosalba Carriera, The Allegory of Music, 1712 Bavarian National Museum, Munich, Germany. Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Rococo

Rosalba Carriera: The Accomplished Pastellist

Do you know the great Rococo portraitist Rosalba Carriera? She was one of the most famous painters of the early 18th century. Carriera became known...

Maia Heguiaphal 17 April 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando by Edgar Degas

Feats of strength, super flexibility, the ability to hold one’s breath for long periods of time, combine all that with lions, clowns, and a...

Rachel Witte 17 April 2026