5 Most Famous Medusa Paintings in Art History
Medusa was one of the scariest creatures that Greek mythology created. Her name in Ancient Greek means “guardian, protectress”. She was a...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 May 2022
Art Forms
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 18 May 2022
Lili Elbe – The First Known Transgender Female Artist
Lili Elbe – born Einar Wegener – was a Danish landscape painter of the early 20th century and the first known transgender woman in arts. She was...
Pola Otterstein 17 May 2022
Why Is St Sebastian a Gay Icon?
One may think that Christian saints have little in common with gay culture, but there is an exception to every rule. If you see a handsome guy in his...
Magda Michalska 17 May 2022
Watch Kandinsky Drawing on a Rare Footage from 1926
In 1926, filmmaker Hans Cürlis, a pioneer of art documentaries, took this rare footage of the Russian abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky on video.
Zuzanna Stańska, Aniela Rybak 16 May 2022
10 Modernists Who Changed the Face of Indian Art
Indian modernists have been vanguards of shaping the narrative of Indian art in the modern world. Defining their individualistic artistic...
Guest Profile 16 May 2022
The Long History of the Duomo of Siena
The magnificent Santa Maria Assunta or the Duomo of Siena is one of Italy’s most important landmarks and a fine example of Italian...
Maya M. Tola 16 May 2022
Celebrities That Are Little-Known for Their Painting Careers
They say that a creative mind will have its outlet in several areas of art. This explains Leonardo da Vinci’s gift in both painting and...
Merve Parla 16 May 2022
The Erotic Drawings of Francesco Hayez (+18)
The Venetian painter Francesco Hayez is considered a genius of historical Romanticism. In addition to the quality and refinement of his artworks, he...
Rute Ferreira 16 May 2022
Power, Victory and Death: Titian’s Art in Venice
Titian was the most famous painter of the Venetian Renaissance. Even during his lifetime the artist had been acclaimed as the greatest painter of his...
Alina Manevskaya 16 May 2022
Women of the Dutch Golden Age
The art produced during the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age is known for its beautiful genre scenes, landscapes, and still lifes. But the...
Lauren Kraut 15 May 2022
15 Things You Didn’t Know About the Night Watch by Rembrandt
The Night Watch painted by Rembrandt van Rijn is a monumental canvas displayed today in the “Gallery of Honour” of the Rijksmuseum in...
Zuzanna Stańska, Nicole Ganbold 15 May 2022
