Jackson Pollock: The Face of Abstract Expressionism
“Jackson Pollock. Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” was the question posed in Life Magazine in 1949, marking the...
Ania Kaczynska 11 August 2025
Art Forms
Barnett Newman: A Pillar of Abstract Expressionism
When one thinks of Abstract Expressionism, the name Barnett Newman should pop up immediately. He was a pillar of the movement and his contribution to...
Errika Gerakiti 11 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi by Katharine Augusta Carl
Art and politics have been closely intertwined throughout global history. This article studies the case of The Empress Dowager Cixi of China by...
Iolanda Munck 10 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Great Princess Mama Occollo
Great Princess Mama Occollo is an amazing masterpiece of South American art from the 19th century in the collection of the Denver Art Museum. It...
James W Singer 10 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies
Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies is an enigmatic and highly unusual imaginative portrait made in 1650s England. It reveals a fascinating story...
Nicole Ganbold 10 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen by Joshua Reynolds
Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen is a huge triple portrait of the Montgomery sisters by Sir Joshua Reynolds. It thematizes aristocratic marriage...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 10 August 2025
5 Women Artists Who Specialized in Cat Paintings—The Evolution of Cat Portraiture
It’s no mystery that artists loved cats. Throughout history, artists have made felines their studio companions and depicted them as they slept,...
Ela Bobek 8 August 2025
Tonalism 101: Capturing Emotion Through Light and Tone
Have you ever heard of the phrase, “Let’s set the tone”? An art movement did exactly that. Tonalism is an American painting style...
Coleman Richards 7 August 2025
Marsden Hartley: An Overlooked Modernist
Marsden Hartley was a ground-breaking modernist, ostracized from the art world at the height of his career. Today he remains sidelined as a...
Louisa Mahoney 7 August 2025
Fooling the Eye: Illusionistic Games in Andrea Mantegna’s Bridal Chamber
A masterpiece of the early Italian Renaissance, Andrea Mantegna’s Bridal Chamber has been described as the most beautiful room in the world.
Natalia Iacobelli 7 August 2025
Did You Know the Mona Lisa Has a Twin? She Was Hidden for Hundreds of Years!
The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. But did you know that she has a twin? Covered with multiple layers of dark and cracked...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 August 2025
10 Pop Art Paintings You Should Know
Dominating the 20th century with iconic imagery, pop art’s effects on the art world are still being felt today. Here are 10 of the most significant...
Guest Author 6 August 2025
