The Eighth Wonder of the World: Terracotta Army
When people mention the Terracotta Army, the first thing that comes to mind is the phrase “the eighth wonder of the world”. It is a symbol of...
Marina Kochetkova 3 February 2025
Sculpture
Masterpiece Story: Fons Americanus by Kara Walker
Kara Elizabeth Walker, born in 1969, is an American contemporary artist. She is known as a painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist,...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 2 February 2025
Apollo and Daphne in 5 Artworks
From Ancient Rome to the Renaissance and Rococo, the timeless appeal of the Apollo and Daphne myth spans centuries of artistic expression. The myth...
Anna Ingram 30 January 2025
World Day Against Witch Hunts: A Burning Issue
On World Day Against Witch-Hunts, let's take a look at depictions of the witch in modern art, and pause to consider the women who still wait for justice after being falsely accused of witchcraft.
Candy Bedworth 30 January 2025
Snake in East Asian Art: Happy Lunar New Year!
The 2025 Lunar New Year, begins on January 29th. This is the Year of the Wood Snake, sixth animal of the Chinese zodiac, known for wisdom and intuition. Let us take a look at some of the East Asian art history that celebrates this awesome animal!
Candy Bedworth 28 January 2025
Tracey Emin: Getting Out of My Bed
Tracey Emin is a British artist, distinguished by her intense and emotionally charged creations. She is best known for My Bed, first exhibited in...
Kaena Daeppen 23 January 2025
The Colorful World of Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden
Inspired by Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell in Barcelona, Parco dei Mostri in Bomarzo, as well as Palais Idéal by Ferdinand Cheval, the...
Caroline Galambosova 22 January 2025
The Weirdest Thing You Will See Today: A Toilet as a Work of Art
A joke, a provocation, or an attempt to attract your attention? Maybe none of these or maybe all of them. Here are three of the most renowned toilets...
Caroline Galambosova 20 January 2025
Masterpiece Story: Bacchus by Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known as Michelangelo, is undoubtedly among the world’s most treasured artists. His connection to...
Maya M. Tola 17 January 2025
Masterpiece Story: Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini’s Perseus with the Head of Medusa is a sculpture that is commonly overlooked. In fact, it could be the most regularly overlooked...
James Wray 17 January 2025
4 Pietàs by Michelangelo You Need to See
I guess everyone knows Michelangelo’s Pietà from St. Peter Basilica in the Vatican. But did you know, it is not the only sculpture of this subject...
Zuzanna Stańska 17 January 2025
Masterpiece Story: Penitent Mary Magdalene by Donatello
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, better known as Donatello, was a sculptor born around 1386 in Florence, which is also the city in which he died in...
Soledad Castillo Jara 17 January 2025
