The Story of Raphael’s Lost Portrait of a Young Man
Have you seen this painting? It is currently missing; in fact, it has been missing since 1945. Let’s explore the story of one of the most important...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 October 2022
Art Movements
Art and Ritual: Culture of the Enigmatic Moche People
The Moche were an ancient, Indigenous people of Andean Peru. They are considered to be one of the most influential civilizations of the ancient...
Marga Patterson 20 October 2022
Beautiful Chinese Porcelain in Dutch Still Lifes
Chinese culture has always been an object of European fascination – in art history, we see it in paintings, ornaments, architecture, fashion, and...
Nicole Ganbold 20 October 2022
The Charm of Colorful and Shiny Italian Maiolica Ceramic Wares
Maiolica ceramic wares are exquisitely decorated and vibrantly colored handmade artworks made popular during the Italian Renaissance. Their timeless...
Marga Patterson 20 October 2022
Masterpiece Story: Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels by Jean Fouquet
One look at the 15th-century masterpiece, and you may think it is actually a modern creation. Pops of deep blue and red cherubs form the background...
Rachel Witte 19 October 2022
Meet Cecilia Vicuña: New Commissioned Artist in Turbine Hall
Cecilia Vicuña is the new artist to occupy the Turbine Hall in Tate Modern from October 2022 to April 2023. The vast space has previously housed...
Natalia Tiberio 17 October 2022
Masterpiece Story: Betty by Gerhard Richter
An unconventional portrait where the sitter looks away. The striking colors and flawless technique. A photo or a painting? Let’s dive into the...
Natalia Tiberio 17 October 2022
Top 10 Weird Christian Relics
Heads, shoulders, knees, and toes… Saintly toes? The variety of saintly relics really offers it all. I hope all of this is not too morbid for you.
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 17 October 2022
Meeting Abstract Expressionist Perle Fine
To think about the Abstract Expressionists is almost certainly to picture Jackson Pollock with cans and brushes in hand, dripping paint into large...
Natalia Tiberio 15 October 2022
Abstract Expressionism: Joan Mitchell
A master of the New York School who expatriated to France, Joan Mitchell tirelessly explored new ways of expression and reinvented the landscape in...
Louisa Mahoney 15 October 2022
Lee Krasner, Much More than a Muse
Lee Krasner (1908–1984) is better known as Jackson Pollock’s muse and wife, but lately art critics have recognized her reputation as an artist in...
Michel Rutten 15 October 2022
Michael West, Woman Artist Excluded from the Ab-E Gang
The American art world in the era of the post war boom of Abstract Expressionism was definitely male-oriented. That is the reason why Corinne...
Magda Michalska 15 October 2022
