Claude Monet and the Masterpieces Painted in Series
Claude Monet was famous for his series of paintings. He repeatedly painted the same subject in different lights, at different hours of the day, and...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 January 2021
Art Forms
The Torlonia Marbles: A Long-awaited Classical Collection
After strictly remaining in the shade for decades and decades, one of the world’s most extensive private collections of classical sculpture, the...
Erol Degirmenci 4 January 2021
Masterpiece Story: Saint George and the Dragon
There is a skirmish between the hero and the villain. Fabrics whip about, horse hoofs trample, and a dying scream erupts as Saint George slaughters...
James W Singer 3 January 2021
Dive into the World of Alexander Calder’s Circus
Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of moving sculpture made with delicately balanced or...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 December 2020
Arte Povera: Aesthetics of the Ordinary
In memory of the recently deceased world-famous Italian art critic Germano Celant, who himself in 1967 invented the term Arte Povera, translated as...
Caroline Galambosova 29 December 2020
Degas at the Cirque Fernando: Step Right Up!
Feats of strength, super flexibility, the ability to hold one’s breath for long periods of time, combine all that with lions, clowns, and a...
Rachel Witte 28 December 2020
Lygia Pape and Neo-Concretism: Art Is Experience
Breaking with all the patterns of what had been art in Latin America up to then, Lygia Pape with Grupo Frente created a unique Brazilian artistic...
Dévra Taboada 27 December 2020
Boxing Day with St. Stephen
According to the Catholic calendar, the second day of Christmas commemorates St. Stephen. He was a young deacon in the community of Jerusalem who...
Magda Michalska 26 December 2020
Holiday Inspiration: How Do Paintings Spend Christmas?
Ho, ho, ho, Christmas is here! Whether you’re religious or just enjoy a meet-up with friends and family, Christmas is an occasion to celebrate.
Magda Michalska 24 December 2020
Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Snowy Landscape Paintings to Enjoy
Snow. You either love it, or hate it. Are you able to picture a fresh snow fall in your mind? Or is it falling outside your window as you read this...
Rachel Witte 21 December 2020
The Pros and Cons of Maggie Hambling’s Mary Wollstonecraft
Maggie Hambling CBE (b. 1945) is a British artist who is rarely seen without a cigarette. She paints beautiful land and seascapes, has several...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 21 December 2020
Global Landmarks Viewed from High in the Sky
If you are someone who does not deal well with heights, perhaps proceed through this article with caution. Because even though they are only images...
Rachel Witte 19 December 2020
