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Art Forms

Movie still from Saltburn, directed by Emerald Fennell, 2023. Prime Video. Theater & Cinema

Art in Saltburn – The Influence of Art on the Film

The filmmaker and writer, Emerald Fennell showcases her keen eye for art in the movie Saltburn. Praised for meticulous directing and visually...

Sandra Juszczyk 23 February 2026

Cardon State of Oaxaca. José María Velasco, Cardón, State of Oaxaca, 1887, National Museum of Art, Mexico City, Mexico. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Cardón, State of Oaxaca by José María Velasco

The Mexican identity, science, and themes of man versus nature—José María Velasco has so much more to convey in Cardón, State of Oaxaca, a...

Jimena Escoto 22 February 2026

Painting

Masterpiece Story: Vision of Spain by Joaquín Sorolla

Joaquín Sorolla’s monumental series, Vision of Spain, stands as one of the most ambitious and celebrated works of his career. Commissioned by the...

Nikolina Konjevod 22 February 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera by Jean-Antoine Watteau

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) was the most influential French painter of the 18th century. His painting Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera...

James W Singer 22 February 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Flaming June by Sir Frederic Leighton

We have prepared a story about this truly warm painting that can leave you in flames…  Ladies and Gentlemen, Flaming June by Sir Frederic...

Joanna Kaszubowska 22 February 2026

Review

Dressing Up, The Women Who Influenced French Fashion

Dressing Up, The Women Who Influenced French Fashion is a 2021 book written by art historian Elizabeth L. Block. She is the Senior Editor in the...

Errika Gerakiti 20 February 2026

Fashion

5 Most Beautiful Dresses in Art

The cross section where art and fashion meet is two-fold. While beautiful dresses can be art of their own accord, let’s look at beautiful...

Rachel Witte 20 February 2026

European Art

From Finland with Love: Akseli Gallen-Kallela in 10 Paintings

Akseli Gallen‑Kallela (1865–1931), one of Finland’s most famous painters, holds a distinctive place in European art at the turn of the 20th...

Catherine Razafindralambo 19 February 2026

Portrait of Veronica Ryan with her exhibition, Along a Spectrum, 2021, Spike Island, Bristol, UK.  Contemporary Art

Veronica Ryan: Late Bloomer with a Blast

Veronica Ryan, the 2022 Turner Prize winner, is a striking example of resilience and coherence. Known for casting and reconstructing found and...

Carlotta Mazzoli 19 February 2026

Painting

Fanny Eaton—Pre-Raphaelite Muse from Jamaica

Fanny Eaton was a regular model for the Pre-Raphaelites during the 1860s and features in a number of famous works. Yet for most of the last century,...

Catriona Miller 19 February 2026

Contemporary Art

Meet Lina Iris Viktor and Her Gilded African Queens

Lina Iris Viktor (b. 1987) is a Liberian-British multidisciplinary artist. She lives and works in Italy, maintaining a limited presence on social...

Errika Gerakiti 19 February 2026

Review

The 80s: Photographing Britain

The 80s: Photographing Britain at Tate Britain in London was a kaleidoscopic chronicle of more or less a decade, where photography witnessed and...

Ania Kaczynska 19 February 2026

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