Joan Miró and the United States: Dialogues That Shaped Modern Art
At Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, a new exhibition sheds light on an often-overlooked chapter of modern art: the transatlantic dialogue between...
Celia Leiva Otto 23 October 2025
Art Forms
Farinelli—The Best Castrato in Portraits
Castrati were male singers who had been castrated before puberty to retain the so-called voce bianca, that is unmutated voice, which therefore was...
Magda Michalska 23 October 2025
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Travels Across Europe
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun was a French portrait painter working in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. While her subject matter and color palette...
Natalia Iacobelli 23 October 2025
Joanna of Castile: Story of a Misunderstood Queen in Portraits
Joanna of Castile, also known as Joanna the Mad, was never expected to inherit the throne of Castile and Aragon in the 16th century. Due to her...
Anna Ingram 23 October 2025
An Instant Becomes Eternity: Nuns’ Profession Portraits in the 18th Century New Spain
At the beginning of the 18th century in New Spain (colonial Mexico), portraits of local elites became an essential genre. In a society with a strong...
Wen Gu 23 October 2025
Julia Beck—A Swedish Painter in Paris
Better known in France than in her home country, Julia Beck was a successful artist able to earn a living by producing art at the end of the 19th...
Natalia Tiberio 21 October 2025
Anna Bilińska’s Parisian Career and Tragic Life
Read the story of Anna Bilińska, a Polish painter who spent her life in Paris. Discover her moving portraits and the fascinating story of her...
Magda Michalska 21 October 2025
Gwen John in Post-Impressionist Paris
A glimpse into the life of the Welsh daughter who ran away to Paris to paint. Let us follow Gwen John in Post-Impressionist Paris. Gwendoline Mary...
Candy Bedworth 21 October 2025
Hygiene and Cleanliness in Art
Did you shower today, or did you make do with a quick spritz of Axe body spray? Across history, hygiene and cleanliness in art have mirrored shifting...
Candy Bedworth 20 October 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Luncheon on the Grass by Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet’s The Luncheon on the Grass (Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe) (1863) was one of the first works that broke away from established...
Catriona Miller 20 October 2025
Marian Anderson: Singer, Civil Rights Icon, and Muse for Washington, DC Art
In the midst of the Jim Crow era, Marian Anderson’s undeniable voice rocketed her to stardom and made her the subject of several enduring works of...
Theodore Carter 20 October 2025
The Qutub Complex: Architecture of the Early Islamic Period in India
The Qutub Minar complex is a collection of architectural marvels located at the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in New Delhi, India. The complex...
Maya M. Tola 20 October 2025
