Jane Morris: A Pre-Raphaelite Artist and Muse
Jane Morris (1839-1914) was an English embroiderer and artists’ model who embodied the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model and muse to...
Marija Canjuga 4 April 2024
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Joanna Hiffernan: Artist, Model and Whistler’s Muse
Joanna Hiffernan and James Abbott McNeill Whistler met in London in 1861. He instantly fell in love with her striking red hair and outspoken...
Louisa Mahoney 4 April 2024
Leonor Fini: I’m Not a Muse, I’m an Artist
Leonor Fini didn’t agree with André Breton about the role of women in art: the father of Surrealism saw women solely as muses inspiring male...
Magda Michalska 4 April 2024
Lee Krasner – Artist of Many Faces
For a long time, Lee Krasner’s (1908–1984) art has been overshadowed by that of her husband Jackson Pollock. Difficult to categorize, her work...
Michel Rutten 4 April 2024
The Quiet Life in Interiors of Vilhelm Hammershøi
Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) was a Danish painter known for poetic, subdued portraits and simple interiors, always muted in tone. His works are...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 April 2024
Get Inspired: Famous Painters’ Bedrooms
Moving houses is an enterprise, isn’t it? Packing, getting rid of useless but loved items, sending boxes with winter clothes… Maybe peering...
Magda Michalska 3 April 2024
The Visual Vibrations of Sonia and Robert Delaunay
Soulmates in both life and art, Sonia and Robert Delaunay formed what is probably the most extraordinary creative partnership in art history. Cubism, colour and passion - read on!
Candy Bedworth 2 April 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Red Tower by Robert Delaunay
When people speak of Paris, the Eiffel Tower is probably the first thing that flashes into the imagination. It is the iconic symbol of Paris. Robert...
James W Singer 2 April 2024
Most Scandalous Forgeries in Art History
Let’s delve deep into the dark world of art forgeries! From ancient times to the present day, faked art has reached the art market and fooled...
Andreea Iancu 1 April 2024
Han van Meegeren: Vermeer’s Forger And His Fakes
Who wouldn’t love to discover an unknown original painting by Johannes Vermeer? It must be a blissful moment to find an untouched and unspoiled...
Magda Michalska 1 April 2024
Jesus Christ the Gardener: Noli Me Tangere in Art
How did Jesus inadvertently become a gardener in art? Well, it all started with a simple mistake. But maybe there’s a profound symbolic meaning...
Ela Bobek 1 April 2024
Twelve Important Portraits to Know
Let us embark on a journey through the course of art history with twelve significant portraits everybody should definitely know! The human need to...
Anastasia Manioudaki 1 April 2024
