Crowning Glory – World’s Most Beautiful Tiaras
If you want to feel like a princess there is nothing like a tiara. We all wear earrings, rings, necklaces, but who casually pops a tiara on? Maybe we...
Joanna Kaszubowska 10 January 2022
Art Forms
History of Venetian Carnival Masks
It is not a surprise that every carnival, regardless of its country origin or other characteristics, is traditionally associated with Venetian...
Guest Profile 10 January 2022
Berthe Weill: The Unknown Gallerist of the Avant-Garde
Do you know the name of the first female modern art gallery owner? Berthe Weill was born in 1865 and died in 1951 in Paris but nowadays she seems to...
Maia Heguiaphal 10 January 2022
The Scenes You Might Know from Anime: Outstanding Prints of Hasui Kawase
Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) was one of Japan’s most important and prolific printmakers and artists of the late 19th and early-20th centuries. As a...
Isabella Hill 10 January 2022
Five Takes on Carnival in Art
Carnival is the festive season that comes before the Lean in Western Christian tradition. People come together during the carnival to celebrate...
Joanna Kaszubowska 10 January 2022
A Small Guide to Still Life Symbols
You may think that all those marvelous Dutch still lifes from the 16th and 17th centuries were just some random sets of fruits, vegetables, and...
Zuzanna Stańska, Nicole Ganbold 9 January 2022
Rothko: Eternal Symbols of Life
When you say Rothko, you think of large paintings of colorful rectangular form with frayed edges, horizontal, sometimes vertical as well, floating on...
Irina Diana Calu 9 January 2022
Arcimboldo’s Allegories of the Seasons
Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s paintings of the four seasons have astonished audiences from the 16th century to this day. Even though, allegorical...
Anastasia Manioudaki 9 January 2022
Psychological Truth on the Verge of Modernity: Symbolism in Victorian Art
Symbolism in the late 19th century came out of the romantic movement and explored the meanings of forms, lines, shapes, and color. It drew on...
Wendy Gray 9 January 2022
The Frieze of Life by Edvard Munch
By 1902, Edvard Munch’s life had seen a pattern of chaos within his professional life, his health, and his love life. While his life had become...
Wendy Gray 8 January 2022
Hanna Hirsch-Pauli: Friendship Goals and Feminism in the 19th Century Stockholm
Swedish artist Hanna Hirsch-Pauli (1864-1940) is the best known for her genre scenes and portraits. She studied at the painting school of August...
Europeana 8 January 2022
Midsummer – An Old Pagan Tradition in Scandinavian Art
The summer solstice in June is celebrated throughout several cultures. The Scandinavian culture is no exception to that. Initially tied to pagan...
Merve Parla 8 January 2022
