Masterpiece Story: Funeral by Frants Henningsen
Funeral by Frants Henningsen is a Danish masterpiece of emotions. It examines the different psychological reactions to love, loss, and...
James W Singer 23 May 2022
Funeral by Frants Henningsen is a Danish masterpiece of emotions. It examines the different psychological reactions to love, loss, and...
James W Singer 23 May 2022
The 19th century, the age of steel and steam, witnessed not only the developments of the industry but also the new themes in painting. Now, simple...
Kate Wojtczak 1 May 2022
In 1873 when this painting was created by the Realist master Édouard Manet, the Gare Saint–Lazare was the largest and busiest train station in...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 April 2022
Today’s Masterpiece Story is that of The Horse Fair by French Realist painter Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899). The Horse Fair was the undisputed star...
Alexandra Kiely 23 April 2022
Read the story of Anna Bilińska, the Polish painter, who spent her life in Paris. Discover her well-known, moving portraits, and the fascinating...
Magda Michalska 18 April 2022
The distinctive ritual of Islamic prayer, known as namaz (in Urdu) or salah (in Arabic) has captivated the imagination of many Orientalist painters.
Maya M. Tola 2 April 2022
Mykola Pymonenko (1862-1912) was a Ukrainian Realist painter. He spent almost his entire life in Kyiv and dedicated his career to painting genre...
Jimena Escoto 28 March 2022
There are dozens if not hundreds of forged documents in the history of the world. They weren’t forged just for fun. Some of them were the basis...
Zuzanna Stańska 5 March 2022
Taras Shevchenko was an outstanding Ukrainian artist and poet. Born to a peasant family, he became a Ukrainian liberty idol and national artistic...
Kateryna Martynova 5 March 2022
The Industrial Revolution brought fundamental and irreversible social changes. But what was its influence on art and artists? Discover works by...
Europeana 26 January 2022
Joanna Hiffernan and James Abbott McNeill Whistler met in London in 1861. He fell in love with her striking red hair and outspoken character and the...
Louisa Mahoney 15 November 2021
Vasili Pukirev’s painting Unequal Marriage has a legend about it: allegedly, after looking at it, all the elderly grooms refused to marry their...
Elizaveta Ermakova 7 October 2021