The Best of Discarding Images
During the Middle Ages, illuminated manuscripts were first used in the Roman Catholic Church for liturgical services and prayers. The popularity of...
Anna Ingram 15 September 2023
Art Movements
Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait at 28 by Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer loved self-portraits. In the first half of his life, he made a series of them. The earliest is from 1484, when the artist was a...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 September 2023
The Mystery of Dürer’s Magic Square
Many strange symbols appear in Albrecht Dürer’s famous engraving Melencolia I. Among them is a magic constant 34, a well-known and enigmatic...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 September 2023
7 Images of Dürer’s Animals That Are Better Than Trip to a Zoo
Albrecht Dürer’s keen interest in nature was a typical manifestation of Renaissance curiosity. Animals were not generally considered to be...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 September 2023
Piero della Francesca: Artist, Mathematician, Humanist
Piero della Francesca was not only an accomplished artist of the Early Renaissance, but also one of the greatest mathematicians of his day. His works...
Natalia Iacobelli 13 September 2023
All You Should Know About Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I
A renowned print, famously titled “Melencolia I” and crafted by Albrecht Dürer, stands as one of the most captivating works in art...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 September 2023
How Roman Opałka Envisioned Infinity
In 1965 a French-born Polish painter Roman Opałka came to an important decision. While sitting at the Café Bristol in Warsaw waiting for his wife...
Caroline Galambosova 13 September 2023
Sex, Love, and Death in Ancient Peru: Erotic Gallery – Museo Larco
Hidden underground for hundreds of years, depictions of sex, love, and erotica in Andean pre-Columbian art are now proudly displayed in the Erotic...
Bruno Guerra 12 September 2023
All You Need to Know About the Lascaux Cave
Located in southern France, the Lascaux Cave houses some of the most famous prehistoric cave paintings, dating to approximately 15,000 BCE. The cave...
Vithória Konzen Dill 12 September 2023
Portable Prehistoric Gods and Goddesses
Our prehistoric ancestors moved around a lot. It was a short and brutal life back then – you needed the protection and guidance of your gods and...
Candy Bedworth 12 September 2023
Lower Pecos Rock Art: Prehistoric Painting in North America
On the Texas-Mexico border, there are treasures of prehistoric art: hundreds of painted caves and rock shelters dating as early as 2000 BCE. Filled...
Alexandra Kiely 12 September 2023
Robert of the Ruins: Idealized Ruins by Hubert Robert
Hubert Robert was an immensely popular French painter from the 18th century best known for his skillful landscapes, particularly his landscapes that...
Maya M. Tola 11 September 2023
