Masterpiece Story: Man Offering Money to a Young Woman by Judith Leyster
Judith Leyster was a powerhouse female artist of the Dutch Golden Age. Man Offering Money to a Young Woman is one of her many...
James W Singer 31 March 2024
Baroque
Masterpiece Story: The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer
Among many representations of domestic scenes of respectable Dutch middle-class households, there is one that never ceases to impress and capture the...
Giordana Goretti 31 March 2024
Chilling Beauty: Exploring Europe’s Bone Churches
From the ancient period through the 18th century, European Catholics and Orthodox Christians displayed and maintained bones of the deceased to honor...
Julia Bourbois 28 March 2024
Elisabetta Sirani: Pioneer, Teacher and Artist
Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665) was born in Bologna, a progressive city with a liberal attitude towards educating women. She was a pioneering female...
Gokce Dyson 22 March 2024
Gesina ter Borch’s Sole Signed Painting Emerges at an Art Fair
Recently Rijksmuseum announced an acquisition of a highly sought-after newly emerged work by a Dutch Golden Age artist, Gesina ter Borch. This...
Nicole Ganbold 15 March 2024
The Art of Story Telling: The Abduction of the Sabine Women
According to popular belief, there are only seven plot types in storytelling. Hence it is not surprising to find artists inspired by the same...
Wendy Gray 15 March 2024
Baroque Foodies – Social Media of the Dutch Golden Age
Carefully arranged plates of food surrounded by carefully planned out backgrounds, images with hidden meanings, a snapshot of wealth… What may...
Rachel Witte 13 March 2024
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Scholar, Feminist, Revolutionary
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th-century nun and the first published feminist poet of the New World. Her written works display her sense of wit...
Natalia Iacobelli 6 March 2024
Tiepolo: The Last Venetian Master
Mainland Italy is a perfect country for fresco production since it is dominated by a dry climate that preserves frescoes very well. Even though...
Magda Michalska 5 March 2024
Masterpiece Story: Threatened Swan by Jan Asselijn
Swans are normally characterized as graceful birds. They are magnificent and majestic. However, Jan Asselijn displays another side of these elegant...
James W Singer 25 February 2024
Masterpiece Story: Vase with Flowers by Rachel Ruysch
Let’s discuss one of the greatest still-life artists: Rachel Ruysch. Still-life paintings do not draw the crowds at museums. They are often...
James W Singer 28 January 2024
King Drinks: Jacob Jordaens and the Feast of the Bean King
Jacob Jordaens (1593 – 1678), a wonderful artist of the Baroque era, was keen on painting the scenes from peasants’ life. He first painted the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 6 January 2024
