Art Forms

Edward Hopper, Hotel Room, 1931, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Hotel Room by Edward Hopper

Hotel Room by Edward Hopper is a masterpiece of American Realism that explores timeless themes of loneliness, isolation, and narrative. Hopper’s...

James W Singer 19 October 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Sea Watchers by Edward Hopper

The time has come for young children to trade in play clothes for school clothes, tugging parents along in the quest for a routine. Meanwhile, all...

Abreeza Thomas 19 October 2025

Quiz

QUIZ: Abstract Expressionism for Nerds

Tommy Thiange 18 October 2025

Architecture

QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Modern Architecture?

Szymon Jocek 18 October 2025

Quiz

QUIZ: Who’s That Girl? Test Your Knowledge on Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl

Guest Author 18 October 2025

Artist Stories

The Radical and Rebellious Rosa Bonheur

Rosa Bonheur's vivid animal portraits made her one of France's richest 19th century artist. Her unconventional personal life is fascinating!

Candy Bedworth 17 October 2025

Renaissance

Rebelious Princess—Ana de Mendoza y de la Cerda, Princess of Éboli

“Who is this beauty with an eyepatch?” you may ask. Is she some sort of pirate queen? No, but you are not far from the truth. Ana de Mendoza de...

Joanna Kaszubowska 17 October 2025

Erotica

Egon Schiele: Art on the Verge of Eroticism and Pathology

The provocative artworks of the Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele are not just about exploring the sexuality of human bodies. The artist also...

Nataliia Pecherska 17 October 2025

Review

Rebel, Rebel: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore

If I asked for your top 10 political artists, does Claude Cahun spring to mind? Marcel Moore? No, I guessed as much. But these two art activists had...

Candy Bedworth 17 October 2025

Dance

Dancing Through Art! The Best Depictions of Dance in Art History

Dance has appeared in art since humans began creating artworks, reflecting it’s importance in people’s lives. Artists have captured the...

Jimena Escoto 16 October 2025

Karlo Zvirynskyi, Crimea, late 1950s, oil on cardboard, collection of Oleksii Kharko. Ukraine Special

Karlo Zvirynskyi: A Spiritual Teacher of Ukrainian Underground Art

Karlo Zvirynskyi (1923–1997) was the true epitome of an underground artist. Having rejected the Soviet Union’s official socialist realist style,...

Guest Author 16 October 2025

Painting

Life Imitates Art—M. K. Čiurlionis’ Paintings and Hubble Telescope Photos

The stars, the moon, the sun—all celestial bodies have inspired art for centuries. However, as we look at Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis’...

Guest Author 16 October 2025