Want to Hear a Painting? Discover Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Have you ever looked at a painting and could swear that it was about to start moving? Like the frame paused the sight and it will continue as you ...
Guest Profile 20 August 2021
Symbolism
Symbolism Special: Jacek Malczewski’s Dates with Death
Jacek Malczewski is one of the most important Polish symbolist painters. Malczewski is associated with the Young Poland movement (Młoda Polska), a ...
Magda Michalska 15 July 2021
The Amazing Midnight Sun in Paintings: Edvard Munch’s Summer Nights
Edvard Munch was fascinated by the Norwegian summer light which evokes both tranquillity and anxiety, two feelings that Munch tried to capture in his ...
Magda Michalska 21 June 2021
Women in Rossetti’s Life and Art: Muses and Lovers
Anyone who knows of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood will remember their style by the representation of a very particular type of women – the ...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 1 April 2021
Psychological Truth on the Verge of Modernity: Symbolism in Victorian Art
Symbolism in the late 19th century came out of the romantic movement and explored the meanings of forms, lines, shapes, and color. It drew on ...
Wendy Gray 31 March 2021
Frida Kahlo and the Symbolism in Her Art
Frida Kahlo, who lived during the first half of the 20th century changed art history. She put her own dreams into her work. She had many ups and ...
Emre Kagitci 4 March 2021
The Mysterious Road From Edvard Munch’s The Scream
The Scream by Edvard Munch is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It’s pretty obvious why - its expression and the way the pain and the ...
Zuzanna Stańska 8 January 2021
Get Inspired: Jewelry in Rossetti’s Paintings
Each piece of jewelry in Rossetti's paintings worn by his models wasn't invented but copied from actual accessories from the artist's collection. ...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 17 September 2020
The Erotic Potential of The Temptation of St. Anthony
Christianity has brought many popular topics to art over the centuries, yet the interpretation of a religious motif can drastically change depending ...
Guest Profile 11 September 2020
Mythological Femmes Fatales in the Mysterious Symbolist Paintings
Symbolism developed in the 19th century, it began as a literary movement but quickly moved into other art forms. Symbolist painters rejected the ...
Anastasia Manioudaki 9 September 2020
Royal Portraits: The Art of Image
Shakespeare once wrote, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." For monarchs throughout history, the ...
Abreeza Thomas 16 August 2020
Enchanting World of the Russian Tale: Seven Disney Characters in Russian Art
All of us watched Disney cartoons in our childhood and many people re-watch them even into adulthood. However, the original plots appeared in early ...
Kateryna Martynova 3 August 2020
