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Art Forms

Cubism

Growing Up Between Two Artists—Enchanting Portraits of Claude and Paloma Picasso

Ever wondered what it’s like to be raised by two world-famous artists? Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot shared a decade of creativity and family...

Szymon Jocek 6 October 2025

Women Artists

5 Things You Should Know About Michaelina Wautier

Michaelina Wautier was born in Mons in 1604. This Flemish painter has been absent in art history for many years, but her life and work are slowly...

Vithória Konzen Dill 6 October 2025

Women Artists

Elisabetta Sirani: Pioneer, Teacher and Artist

Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665) was born in Bologna, a progressive city with a liberal attitude towards educating women. She was a pioneering female...

Gokce Dyson 6 October 2025

Plate with Arabic Inscription, ca 975-1000, painted and glazed earthenware, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Plate with Arabic Inscription

Plate with Arabic Inscription is a masterpiece of 10th-century Islamic art. It combines minimalism, abstraction, and morality into a beautiful and...

James W Singer 5 October 2025

Asian Art

Late Mughal Atelier: An Art Historical Journey Through Two Masterpieces by Fayzullah

Fayzullah was a renowned artist of the royal Mughal atelier in the late 18th century, during the reign of Alamgir II. Two of his masterpieces,...

Maya M. Tola, 3 October 2025

Ancient Egypt

The Temple of Dendur: Roman Egypt Preserved in Manhattan

Built around 15 BCE, the Temple of Dendur honored both Roman authority in Egypt and local Nubian traditions, blending imperial politics with regional...

Maya M. Tola 2 October 2025

Art History 101

5 Most Famous Medusa Paintings in Art History

Medusa, a creation of Greek mythology, stood as one of its most fearsome entities. In Ancient Greek, her name translates to “guardian” or...

Zuzanna Stańska 2 October 2025

American painters Review

Radical Harmony: Neo-Impressionism at the National Gallery in London

The National Gallery’s major fall exhibition showcases Neo-Impressionism from the Kröller-Müller Museum. There are lots of dots but are there...

Catriona Miller 2 October 2025

Painting

10 Greek Mythological Creatures That Combine Female Beauty and Beastly Ugliness

Gods, goddesses, demigods, horrible monsters, and beasts of hybrid forms roam the world of Ancient Greek mythology. Their heredity shaped many of the...

Bolor Jargalsaikhan 2 October 2025

Artist Stories

Edward Tingatinga: The Founder of an African Artistic Tradition That Endures

Tingatinga is an art form specific to Tanzania. It originated in the works of a painter whose name was lent to the entire artistic movement. Edward...

Luciana Craciun 1 October 2025

Sculpture

Untitled & Unbridled: Tara Donovan’s Installations

Styrofoam cups, pencils, rubber bands, and straws are not the kinds of materials usually associated with art installations, yet these mundane,...

Nadine Waldmann 30 September 2025

Women Artists

Eva Fàbregas: Sculpting Boundaries and Sensations

Few artists engage with sculpture as intimately as Eva Fàbregas. Her creations not only challenge the conventional notions of the medium, but also...

Celia Leiva Otto 30 September 2025

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