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Animals

Art’s Best Friend: 10 Dog Paintings

No one will ever be as happy to see you coming back home as your dog. Since they are always with us, they do deserve their own place in art. And they...

Joanna Kaszubowska 2 September 2026

Print with large white hare with red eyes presented frontally on pink background. The body of a hare is rounded. Asian Art

10 Cutest Rabbits in Asian Art You Need to See

Rabbits have long held a special place in Asian art. Few animals have inspired as many stories and images as this humble (and cute!) creature. In...

Ela Bobek 2 September 2026

Animals

Why Were Cows Everywhere in Dutch Art?

We’re used to seeing cats and dogs in art, perhaps because they have long been our everyday companions. But in 17th-century Dutch art, another...

Magda Michalska 2 September 2026

Animals

Franz Marc: The Painter Who Loved Horses

The German Expressionist movement had many faces. One of the most interesting ones was that of the painter Franz Marc. Marc looked to the natural...

Zuzanna Stańska 2 September 2026

Romanticism. Théodore Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa, 1819, Musée de Louvre, Paris, France. Romanticism

Art History 101: Everything You Need to Know About Romanticism

At the end of the 18th century, artists began to reject the ideas of the Enlightenment which prioritized reason above all. They wanted to consider...

Jimena Escoto 1 September 2026

Art History 101

CoBrA 101: Everything You Need to Know

Following World War II, numerous like-minded European artists claimed complete creative independence. Considering they had a common vision, they...

Tommy Thiange 1 September 2026

Art History 101

Les Nabis 101

“Nabis” in Hebrew means “prophets.” In the Fall of 1888, a group of students at the Parisian Académie Julian, disappointed with the strict...

Magda Michalska 1 September 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico

Annunciation and Adoration of the Magi by Fra Angelico is a masterpiece that can be viewed both as medieval and Renaissance. How so? Keep on reading...

Alexandra Kiely 31 August 2026

Medieval Art

An Illuminated Year with Limbourg Brothers

Just imagine you are an extremely rich duke living in the 15th century who likes pretty books and magnificent castles. What do you do to have them...

Magda Michalska 31 August 2026

Artist Stories

Marc Chagall in 10 Paintings

Marc Chagall is one of the most well-known artists of the 20th century. His works exhibit elements from various movements such as Surrealism,...

Jimena Escoto 31 August 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: View from Cookham Bridge by Stanley Spencer

Stanley Spencer described the village of Cookham as a “village in heaven”. In his unique paintings, Spencer often intertwined Cookham with his...

Hannah Demaine 30 August 2026

Carl Gustav Carus, Woman on the Balcony, 1824, oil on canvas, Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden, Germany. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Woman on the Balcony by Carl Gustav Carus

Woman on the Balcony is an intimate portrait of a person lost in thought. There is no action and no obvious story to interpret. However, its quiet...

James W Singer 30 August 2026

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