History

Design

Famous Chairs That Changed the Way We Sit

Apparently sitting is the new smoking and it will slowly kill us all. But given our current reality, we don’t have that much choice about it. One...

Joanna Kaszubowska 9 March 2026

anna ancher Vaccination: Anna Ancher, A Vaccination, 1899. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: A Vaccination by Anna Ancher

Anna Ancher’s painting A Vaccination underlines the importance of vaccines for the community and how children are key elements in public health. It...

Camilla de Laurentis 8 March 2026

Ishikawa Toyonobu, Tomoe Gozen Killing Uchida Saburo Ieyoshi at the Battle of Awazu no Hara, ca. 1750, woodblock print, ink and color on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Asian Art

Onna-Musha: The Female Samurai Warriors

Feudal Japan experienced many social upheavals and turbulences. This highlighted the need to be combat-ready for everyone, including women. Hence,...

Errika Gerakiti 6 March 2026

Herstory

10 Mythological Female Warriors from Around the World

Men have been waging war for the longest time. But when we look closely, we find women fighting gallantly in bloody battles, who also commanded...

Jimena Escoto 6 March 2026

Herstory

Joan of Arc in 10 Paintings

Mystic, warrior, and martyr, Joan of Arc has inspired art, culture, and politics for almost six centuries. The list is innumerable but includes:...

Candy Bedworth 6 March 2026

Art of Athena Ancient Greece

Athena in Art: The Beautiful Warrior Goddess

Athena, the revered Greek goddess of wisdom, war and the arts, has captivated the imagination of artists for centuries. Her image, from ancient...

Jimena Aullet 6 March 2026

Women Artists

Portraying Royalty: High-Profile Subjects of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun was one of the most accomplished portraitists of her generation. At the peak of her fame, the doors of the highest European...

Edoardo Cesarino 2 March 2026

Colonial looting. Jimoh Ganiyu, Double Standard, 2010. Resist! African Art

Colonial Looting of African Art: A Century in Exile

Have you ever wondered how European modern artists were inspired by African art? They certainly didn’t travel to the continent. The answer is...

Jimena Escoto 25 February 2026

Göring and Lohse studying a book on Rembrandt.Credit. Photo: Archives des Musées Nationaux History

Bruno Lohse—Art Dealer of the Third Reich

In 2007, the Zurich prosecutor’s office opened vault number 5 of the Zürcher Kantonalbank. But something felt off; the vault was huge, more like a...

Javier Abel Miguel 23 February 2026

Review

Dressing Up, The Women Who Influenced French Fashion

Dressing Up, The Women Who Influenced French Fashion is a 2021 book written by art historian Elizabeth L. Block. She is the Senior Editor in the...

Errika Gerakiti 20 February 2026

Fashion

Dressed in Power: Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo by Agnolo Bronzino

The best-known image of Eleanor of Toledo also features one of the most beautiful dresses in art history. Don’t be too distracted by the beauty of...

Vithória Konzen Dill 20 February 2026

Daniele da Volterra, Portrait of Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1548-1553, Teylers Museum, Haerlem, The Netherlands. Renaissance

The Theft of Michelangelo: The Story of His Stolen Body

The complex of the Santi Apostoli basilica in Rome, located just steps away from the bustling Piazza Venezia, is a place steeped in history. If you...

Javier Abel Miguel 18 February 2026