Masterpiece Story: The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660) was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV and one of the most important painters of...
Joanna Kaszubowska 6 June 2023
Art Forms
Everything You Must Know About Las Meninas
This is one of Velázquez’s largest paintings in which he worked very hard to create a complex and credible composition that would convey a...
Zuzanna Stańska, Nicole Ganbold 6 June 2023
Republic of Austria v. Altmann – Klimt Goes to Court!
Adele Bloch-Bauer was a wealthy socialite from Austria. One day, her husband asked Gustav Klimt to paint her portrait as an anniversary gift. But...
Ruxi Rusu 5 June 2023
Elizabeth Blackadder’s Cosy Cats
The delicate cat paintings of Scottish artist Elizabeth Blackadder are an absolute delight. Take a closer look at her feline friends!
Candy Bedworth 4 June 2023
Meet Famous Artists and Their Cats (Cuteness Overload)
So many great artists have shared one very special love: the love for cats. Here you will find 6 modern artists who loved their felines and have...
Zuzanna Stańska 4 June 2023
5 Greatest Baroque Female Painters
These five Baroque female painters greatly impacted art: Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Leyster, Giovanna Garzoni, Lavinia Fontana, and Mary Beale.
Anna Ingram 3 June 2023
Maria Sibylla Merian. An Artist Who Changed Science Forever
In the 17th century, it has been widely believed that insects were just spontaneously born of mud, dirt, or rotting flesh, but that notion has been...
Nicole Ganbold 3 June 2023
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Scholar, Feminist, Revolutionary
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th-century nun and the first published feminist poet of the New World. Her written works display her sense of wit...
Natalia Iacobelli 3 June 2023
10 Most Important Masterpieces Lost During World War II
Art theft and looting occurred on a massive scale during World War II. It all started with Adolf Hitler’s unsuccessful career as an artist. He was...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 June 2023
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 1 June 2023
The Most Beautiful Rainbows in Paintings for the Pride Month
June was chosen as the Month of Pride to commemorate riots in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NYC, which were a response to a...
Magda Michalska 1 June 2023
The Dreaming Youths: A Children’s Book That Parents Would Hide From Their Kids
Like many other Oskar Kokoschka’s works, The Dreaming Youths met with mixed feelings from the public. In the end, it was meant to be a...
Magda Michalska 1 June 2023
