The Scent of Orange in the Wintery Air: Portraits with Oranges
What does winter smell to you like? For me, it’s the scent of cinnamon-spiced gingerbread, mulled wine, and of course mandarins. My grandma...
Magda Michalska 21 December 2021
Art Forms
Most Famous Winter in Art History: Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel
In the Bruegel Room in Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, 12 paintings hang in the space. They cover the final ten year period of the life of Pieter...
Wendy Gray 21 December 2021
Winter in Paris: Rooftops in the Snow by Gustave Caillebotte
You open your eyes to the early morning light filtering through your windows. You instantly feel the cold air of the bedroom as you see your warm...
James W Singer 21 December 2021
Masterpiece Story: Cuno Amiet, Snowy Landscape (Deep Winter)
These are the shortest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s dark and cold outside, but there are two things which brighten the...
Kate Wojtczak 21 December 2021
Meeting Abstract Expressionist Perle Fine
To think about the abstract expressionists is almost certainly to picture Jackson Pollock with cans and brushes in hand, dipping paint into large...
Natalia Tiberio 20 December 2021
History of Ugliness by Umberto Eco – A Sublime Journey Through Horrid Texts and Faces of the Western World
This book stood on one of my shelves for far too long. The compelling ugliness of its cover attracted me each time I longingly glanced at it. Now...
Giordana Goretti 20 December 2021
Faith and Art: The Religious Art of William Hole
I invite you to take a closer look at a great Scottish etcher, muralist, and illustrator, William Hole (1846-1917) whom I discovered by chance when I...
Guest Profile 20 December 2021
Essential Books for Art Historians (and Lovers)
I like a good listicle, so this month I decided to write about some of the most important art-related books you should read. Written in the previous...
Roma Piotrowska 20 December 2021
Childhood Memories and Winter Charm by Vladimír Kompánek
Considered by many to be the Slovak Kandinsky, we would like to present to you the famous Slovak sculptor and painter Vladimír Kompánek who,...
Caroline Galambosova 20 December 2021
5 Books about Famous Artists You Need to Read This Winter
It is about that time of the year when all we can do is wait impatiently on the upcoming holidays and the new year. How do you intend to spend the...
Zuzanna Stańska 20 December 2021
Best Photography Books – A Subjective List
Like many of us, towards the end of 2021, I found myself mostly home-bound again and running out of ideas of what to do with myself. Being a bookworm...
Joanna Kaszubowska 20 December 2021
Masterpiece Story: The Peasant Wedding by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Kunsthistorisches Museum, meaning the Museum of Art History, is located in Vienna, Austria. It is the largest art gallery in the country, housing...
Anastasia Manioudaki 19 December 2021
