Masterpiece Story: The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur
Today’s Masterpiece Story is that of The Horse Fair by French Realist painter Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899). The Horse Fair was the undisputed star of...
Alexandra Kiely 30 March 2025
Art Forms
10 Powerful Mother Goddess Sculptures
The fearsome Great Mother is an archetype appearing in all cultures and all times. Here are our top 10 powerful mother goddess sculptures!
Candy Bedworth 27 March 2025
Identity and Belonging in the Work of Ana Mendieta
Ana Mendieta, the Cuban-American performance artist was an unapologetic feminist who asked profound questions about identity and belonging.
Candy Bedworth 27 March 2025
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard: Female Icon of 18th-Century Paris
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was one of the most prominent women artists of the end of the 18th century in Paris. Despite misogynistic policies for...
Jimena Escoto 26 March 2025
Slava Raškaj: The Story of a Deaf Impressionist
In the final years of the 19th century, the art scene in Zagreb, Croatia, was pretty vibrant. The various ideas that circulated among artists...
Lana Pajdas 25 March 2025
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 25 March 2025
Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Elizabeth I
The portrait of Elizabeth I is attributed to the workshop of Nicholas Hilliard and showcases the queen in her sixties. Similar to other images of...
Anna Ingram 24 March 2025
10 Amazing Annunciation Paintings
Painting the Christian Annunciation through time. How artists represented the announcement of a virgin birth to Mary.
Candy Bedworth 24 March 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Phoenix Portrait of Elizabeth I
One of the most famous depictions of Elizabeth I is Nicholas Hilliard’s Phoenix Portrait, depicting the Queen with a pendant shaped like a mythical...
Guest Author 24 March 2025
Vibrant Colors and Eccentric Designs of the 1980s—The Iconic Memphis Group
Heard of the Memphis Group? This international group of designers and architects met in Milan, Italy, one day to develop a new design style. It...
Magda Michalska 24 March 2025
The Divine Sarah: Sarah Bernhardt, The First Artist Superstar
While we are all familiar with celebrity culture and can recognize all of the Kardashians by their silhouettes, the idea of ‘celebrity’ is not a...
Wendy Gray 21 March 2025
This Will Not End Well by Nan Goldin: The International Tour
In her latest solo exhibition, American photographer Nan Goldin immerses viewers in the intimate highs and lows of the human experience—not as...
Emily Snow 20 March 2025
