Holy Cow! Why Did the Dutch Painters Love Cows?
Every time I look at 17th-century Dutch paintings, I ask myself the same question: why do they always show cows? You will probably think this is a...
Magda Michalska 12 February 2025
Art Forms
Masterpiece Story: The Monkey Painter by Jean-Baptiste Chardin
It’s tacky! It’s funny! It’s weird! Yes, Jean-Baptiste Chardin’s The Monkey Painter is definitely not what you would consider in good taste.
James W Singer 12 February 2025
Marie Curie—Portraits of the Double Nobel Prize Winner
Marie Skłodowska-Curie is arguably the most famous female scientist in history and one of the most accomplished scientists ever. Since she was a...
Jimena Escoto 11 February 2025
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 11 February 2025
12 Best Shots of the World Press Photo 2024 Exhibition
The World Press Photo Exhibition is a renowned annual event showcasing some of the most impactful visual photojournalism from across the globe.
Nikolina Konjevod 10 February 2025
Redemption of Sins: Frescoes in Florentine Family Chapels
Renowned for its artistic flourishing, Renaissance Florence saw prominent families investing their fortunes into the city’s artistic...
Nikolina Konjevod 10 February 2025
All You Need to Know About the Lascaux Cave
Located in southern France, the Lascaux Cave houses some of the most famous prehistoric cave paintings, dating to approximately 15,000 BCE. The cave...
Vithória Konzen Dill 10 February 2025
Top 10 Strange and Bizarre Paintings
For every picturesque painting, there is at least one strange and bizarre counterpart. We usually gloss over the oddities, because, well, they’re...
Abreeza Thomas 10 February 2025
Raja Ravi Varma: A Fine Mixture of European Realism and Indian Sensibility
Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was one of the most celebrated and prominent artists from India. His works combined European realism with Indian...
Anuradha Sroha 10 February 2025
Sistine Chapel: Michelangelo, the Warrior Pope and God’s Bottom
No, I am not indulging in casual profanity, in this painting, we are actually looking at God’s bare bottom and it graces the ceiling of the Sistine...
Guest Author 10 February 2025
Masterpiece Story: Street, Dresden by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
The swirling crowds and electric lights of the modern city. This is the subject of today’s Masterpiece Story, created by one of the greatest...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 February 2025
Masterpiece Story: Fate of the Animals by Franz Marc
Fate of the Animals is an Expressionist masterpiece by Franz Marc that captures Marc’s admiration of animals and pessimism of...
James W Singer 9 February 2025
