Painter’s Biggest Fear: The Blindness of Claude Monet
The eyes of an artist put to the service of art can reveal to us an unspeakable world that is very present around us. But what does this world, this...
Christopher Michaut 21 May 2024
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William Blake’s Demonic Red Dragon
William Blake was a great artist, poet and engraver of the Romantic Age. But he died penniless, scorned by his contemporaries and the art establishment. Take a look at one of his most famous works: The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun.
Candy Bedworth 20 May 2024
The True Story of Pocahontas Shown in Art History
If you ask any kid in America who Elizabeth Cady Stanton was, you’ll probably get a silent stare. Mention Pocahontas and the majority will light up...
Cecilia Dancourt 20 May 2024
Viennese Actionism: Between the Bestial and the Sublime
Naked bodies, violence, and destructive art. The term Viennese Actionism refers to a radical and explicit form of performance art that developed in...
Caroline Galambosova 20 May 2024
How to Look Fabulous: Rococo Women Beauty Guide
How to look fabulous? That is the question! Let’s refer to the most splendid and opulent period of history: the 18th century. The Enlightenment era...
Kateryna Martynova 15 May 2024
Feminae Gravidae: Pregnancy in Art
While the imagery of women and children is greatly depicted throughout the history of art, pregnancy is much more of a rare sight. Some blame the...
Caroline Galambosova 13 May 2024
Raja Ravi Varma: A Fine Mixture of European Realism and Indian Sensibility
Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was one of the most celebrated and prominent artists from India. His works combined European realism with Indian...
Anuradha Sroha 13 May 2024
Roman Floor Mosaics: Stories in Stone and Glass
Floor mosaics are one of the most well-preserved and widespread objects of Roman art. They were found throughout the Roman Empire from Britain to...
Anuradha Sroha 13 May 2024
Masterpiece Story: Whistler’s Mother by James McNeill Whistler
Whistler’s 1871 painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1 might not sound familiar. As Whistler’s Mother, on the other hand, it has entered...
Catriona Miller 12 May 2024
Sakura and Hanami: The Art of Impermanence
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, “Art is long, and time is fleeting.” This sentiment perfectly expresses the idea of hanami, or flower viewing.
Ledys Chemin 10 May 2024
10 Things You May Not Know About Édouard Manet
Who has not heard of Édouard Manet? The same Manet whose canvas, Le Déjeuner sur L’herbe (or The Luncheon on the Grass), ushered in a new age for...
Ledys Chemin 7 May 2024
The Majestic Art of Alexander McQueen
A “champagne supernova”, as Maureen Callahan calls him in her book, Alexander McQueen, was a pioneer of 1990s fashion. Along with Marc Jacobs, he...
Errika Gerakiti 6 May 2024
