Indus Valley Civilization: Echoes of a Forgotten Past
Nestled in the plains of present-day Pakistan and northwest India lies one of the world’s most enigmatic ancient societies: the Indus Valley...
Maya M. Tola 28 August 2025
Art Movements
10 Impressionist Summer Paintings
Summer has arrived! It is time to enjoy some deserved vacations, rest, go to the beach, enjoy the sunshine, and have fun. Here are 10 Impressionist...
Jimena Escoto 28 August 2025
American Colorist: Milton Avery
American artist Milton Avery employed wide strokes of vivid colors and simple forms in his acclaimed portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. Abstract...
Nikolina Konjevod 25 August 2025
Édouard Manet in 10 Paintings: Scandal, Society, and the Spark of Modern Art
From the clatter of Parisian cafés to the hushed drama of the Salon, Édouard Manet was at the epicenter of 19th-century art’s most daring...
Joanna Kaszubowska 25 August 2025
Grant Wood in 10 American Paintings
Grant Wood’s 1930 painting American Gothic helped establish the Regionalist movement and shatter the big-city monopoly on fine art. His work...
Theodore Carter 25 August 2025
Dutch Still Life Explained in 6 Famous Painters
In the art world, it is commonly agreed upon that still life painting as a genre rose in the Netherlands in the last quarter of the 16th century. The...
Irina Diana Calu 25 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Ramesses II
The statue of Ramesses II is a masterpiece of ancient Egyptian sculpture that proclaims the royal majesty and prowess of Ramesses the...
James W Singer 24 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Triad of Osorkon II
Triad of Osorkon II is a masterpiece of jewelry, goldsmithing, and ancient Egyptian...
James W Singer 24 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Fowling in the Marshes
Ancient Egypt. The famous land of Tutankhamun evokes popular images of pyramids, mummies, and tombs. It left an artistic heritage that is still...
James W Singer 24 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Queen Nefertari and Goddess Isis
Queen Nefertari and Goddess Isis is a fabulous masterpiece of ancient Egyptian art. The wall painting in the queen’s tomb captures the dream of...
James W Singer 24 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Judgement Scene from Book of the Dead of Hunefer
Death continues to be one of the greatest fears of human society. Since the dawn of recorded history through the centuries of plague, pestilence, and...
James W Singer 24 August 2025
Banishing the War: The Etchings of Otto Dix
When the First World War, also known as the Great War, broke out, everyone was thrilled. The soldiers went happily to fight for their countries. All...
Errika Gerakiti 22 August 2025
