Rebelious Princess – Ana de Mendoza y de la Cerda, Princess of Éboli
“Who is this beauty with an eyepatch?” you may ask. Is she some sort of pirate queen? No, but you are not far from the truth. Ana de...
Joanna Kaszubowska 13 March 2022
“Who is this beauty with an eyepatch?” you may ask. Is she some sort of pirate queen? No, but you are not far from the truth. Ana de...
Joanna Kaszubowska 13 March 2022
In the mid-18th century, Florentine artist Violante Ferroni painted two large religious scenes for the atrium of San Giovanni di Dio hospital. Almost...
Alexandra Kiely 12 March 2022
Do you know the great Rococo portraitist Rosalba Carriera? She was one of the most famous painters of the early 18th century. Rosalba Carriera became...
Maia Heguiaphal 12 March 2022
Swiss painter Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) was one of the greats amongst the Neoclassical artists. Through her portraits and history paintings, she...
Alexandra Kiely 12 March 2022
Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, a British engraver, illustrator, and painter is perhaps best known for his paintings of birds. He painted many other...
Sarah Mills 11 March 2022
Every time I look at 17th century Dutch landscape paintings, I ask myself the same question: why do they always show cows? You will probably think...
Magda Michalska 11 March 2022
Within art cats can be symbolic and, depending on the period of time, the interpretation may vary. Their nocturnal habits gave them a negative...
Lauren Kraut 11 March 2022
Many people are obsessed with cute cats, penguins, pandas, koalas, and all sorts of animals. However one rarely hears about the wombat, especially in...
Joanna Kaszubowska 11 March 2022
When we think of Gustav Klimt we imagine beautiful portraits of women, sensual and dangerous compositions, gold and decorative motifs. However, if...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 March 2022
A book review of The Mirror and the Palette. Rebellion, Revolution, and Resilience: Five Hundred Years of Women’s Self Portraits by Jennifer...
Candy Bedworth 9 March 2022
Heralded as one of the greatest Polish artists of all time, Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) painted the aristocracy in France and the United States in...
Isabella Hill 9 March 2022
History of art is full of fascinating female artists: Artemisia Gentileschi, Mary Cassatt, Tarsila do Amaral, Tamara de Lempicka… Now, I would...
Rute Ferreira 9 March 2022