Francis Bacon in 10 Paintings: Flesh and Distortion
Francis Bacon stands out as one of the most renowned postwar painters. His trauma fueled his emotions, crafting a disturbing world filled with dark,...
Errika Gerakiti 18 November 2024
Painting
Masterpiece Story: A Vaccination by Anna Ancher
Anna Ancher’s painting A Vaccination underlines the importance of vaccines for the community and how children are key elements in public health. It...
Camilla de Laurentis 18 November 2024
Plague in Art: 10 Unsettling Paintings of Pandemics
Between 2019 and 2023, coronavirus hit the globe and changed millions of lives. But the uncertainties caused by COVID have resonated with a much...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 November 2024
Masterpiece Story: Wheatfield with Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh
Wheatfield with Cypresses expresses the emotional intensity that has become the trademark of Vincent van Gogh’s signature style. Let’s delve...
James W Singer 17 November 2024
Masterpiece Story: Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera by Jean-Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) was the most influential French painter of the 18th century. His painting Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera...
James W Singer 17 November 2024
Masterpiece Story: Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Soon after Château de Pierrefonds was displayed, Emperor Napoleon III restored the actual Château de Pierrefonds in the 1850s under the direction...
James W Singer 17 November 2024
Masterpiece Story: Heart of the Andes by Frederic Edwin Church
Heart of the Andes is one truly impressive landscape painting. Frederic Edwin Church’s crowning achievement depicts the scenery he saw during his...
Alexandra Kiely 17 November 2024
Beautiful Landscapes and Indigenous Art: The McMichael Canadian Art Collection Staff Picks
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, located in Kleinburg, Ontario, is the largest public art collection in Canada that focuses exclusively on...
Szymon Jocek 17 November 2024
QUIZ: What Is Missing from These Paintings? Part 2
Szymon Jocek 16 November 2024
The Revolutionary Love Affair of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz
The American painter Georgia O’Keeffe is best known for her abstract representations of flowers and desert landscapes. American photographer Alfred...
Mary Margaret Swets, 15 November 2024
Watch Georgia O’Keeffe Talking About Her Life
Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist, best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes.
Zuzanna Stańska 15 November 2024
