The Tragic Story of Jeanne Hébuterne and Modigliani
Jeanne Hébuterne is best known for being a frequent sitter and common-law wife of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani. However, the story of her...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 July 2025
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Amedeo Modigliani and His Nude Series
Amedeo Modigliani has always been one of my favorite portraitists because of his delicate lines with which he masterfully rendered the deepest depths...
Magda Michalska 11 July 2025
Jeanne Hébuterne: Loving Modigliani—A Novel by Linda Lappin
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 11 July 2025
The History of Amedeo Modigliani’s Portraits
Amedeo Modigliani painted so many portraits of women—especially nude ones—that people began to see him as a reckless playboy, an image that he...
Pola Otterstein 11 July 2025
The First Kiss in Art History
It was back in the year 1305 when Giotto di Bondone painted a fresco capturing the moment when Virgin Mary’s parents, Joachim and Anne, kissed...
Petra Dragasevic 10 July 2025
Rosalyn Drexler: Wrestling Feminist in the Pop Art World
Rosalyn Drexler is an American artist born in the Bronx, New York, in 1926. She began making sculptures in the 1950s and later explored painting...
Guest Author 10 July 2025
10 Things You Need To Know About Jan van Eyck
Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (1390 – 1441) was one of the key artists of the Early Northern Renaissance. His technical brilliance and mastery...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 July 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck
The Arnolfini Portrait is as enigmatic as it is iconic. Painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, it spawns a lot of speculation – over half a millennium...
Vithória Konzen Dill 9 July 2025
When in Mexico: Mysterious and Beautiful Flower Crowned Nun Portraits
Gambol into the lobby of most Mexican hotels, or visit any antique store in Mexico, and you’re bound to find a portrait of an 18th or 19th-century...
Guest Author 8 July 2025
The Flying Lovers: Bella and Marc Chagall
A love story is always a good read, especially if it’s such a magical and touching history as that of Bella and Marc Chagall. Unfortunately there...
Magda Michalska 7 July 2025
Did You Know That Henri Matisse Went to Morocco?
The first things that come to one’s mind when one thinks of Henri Matisse are France, Fauvism, raw shapes, and colors. But never Morocco! Why not?...
Yahya Bensouda 7 July 2025
The Great Depression: An Unprecedented Time in Art History
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Great Depression wreaked havoc on the world, especially in the United States. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt...
Sam Malone 4 July 2025
