Masterpiece Story: Meules by Claude Monet
Claude Monet, the master of Impressionism, loved to paint in series. The one with haystacks (in French called meules) is his most well-known, and was...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 May 2026
Art Movements
Masterpiece Story: Water Lilies by Claude Monet
Water Lilies is a masterpiece of Impressionism. It blends the artist’s objective world and subjective...
James W Singer 3 May 2026
Masterpiece Story: Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt, Winter Effect by Claude Monet
Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt, Winter Effect by Claude Monet is an Impressionist masterpiece filled with the cold of winter and the sadness of...
James W Singer, 3 May 2026
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 1 May 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes) by Adolph Menzel
The 19th century, the age of steel and steam, witnessed not only the development of the industry but also the new themes in painting. Now, simple...
Kate Wojtczak 1 May 2026
The Cost of Devotion in Caravaggio’s Saint Jerome
Caravaggio, one of the most striking painters of the Baroque era, uses the figure of Saint Jerome to explore themes of devotion and mortality. In...
Frank Schildiner 30 April 2026
The Original Influencer: Raphael at the Met
Any content creator entering the exhibition Raphael: Sublime Poetry might feel a twinge of FOMO at the opening wall text-the Metropolitan Museum of...
MJ Rivera 30 April 2026
Circus and Jazz of Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a renowned French artist celebrated for his bold use of color. One of his lesser-known masterpieces, The Circus, is a...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 30 April 2026
Masterpiece Story: At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Tonight the Moulin Rouge is bursting at the seams. Men in dark coats and distinguished women dance and converse on the buzzing floor. Each has a...
Ruxi Rusu 29 April 2026
Masterpiece Story: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a masterpiece of French Impressionism and a celebration of happiness and...
James W Singer 29 April 2026
Edgar Degas and His Most Beautiful Ballerinas
Edgar Degas was one of the founding artists of Impressionism, however, he didn’t like the term and preferred to call it “Realist” or...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 April 2026
