Wonderful Paintings Inspired by Famous Literary Couples
Art and literature have been a thing for centuries and they’re still at it. We have plucked a few worthy fruits of their union to show you how...
Giordana Goretti 2 October 2023
Art and literature have been a thing for centuries and they’re still at it. We have plucked a few worthy fruits of their union to show you how...
Giordana Goretti 2 October 2023
During the Middle Ages, illuminated manuscripts were first used in the Roman Catholic Church for liturgical services and prayers. The popularity of...
Anna Ingram 15 September 2023
From its very inception, subjects taken from the literature were a staple for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Shakespeare, Keats, and Tennyson were...
Anastasia Manioudaki 28 August 2023
Christian Dotremont was a Belgian artist and one of the founders of the CoBrA movement. What sets his art apart is his unique perspective on writing...
Tommy Thiange 22 August 2023
Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) is still beloved today for her timeless poetry—but her creative influence transcends the written word. By...
Emily Snow 22 August 2023
William Blake was undoubtedly a genius. And, as it usually happens with geniuses and people ahead of their time, he was scorned and disregarded by...
Magda Michalska 22 August 2023
Luo Ping, Freud’s godfather, proclaimed: “Kill or be killed…” But of course, Luo Ping was subtler than this; he only suggests what...
Barry Russell 22 August 2023
Wisława Szymborska (1923-2012) was a Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, but she was also an occasional artist. Her main medium was quirky...
Alexandra Kiely 22 August 2023
Art itself is often closely associated with some form of solace or peace. Though not all art exists to establish in oneself an inner tranquility,...
Alina Manevskaya 24 July 2023
With her dark hair, pale skin, and light blue eyes, affectionately called “noix-de-coco” (coconut) by friends, Jeanne Hèbuterne (1898-1920) is...
Nadine Waldmann 10 July 2023
Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good Roman emperors once wrote: “The best way to avenge yourself is not to become as they are” (Meditations...
Erol Degirmenci 10 July 2023
According to Greek mythology, the Judgement of Paris is a story which leads up to the start of the Trojan War. As the myth goes, three goddesses are...
Anna Ingram 29 June 2023