Six Wives of Henry VIII in Portraits
Henry VIII was the King of England who is best known for having six wives and, in particular, killing some of them. He was also famous for doing...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 March 2025
History
Marie Curie—Portraits of the Double Nobel Prize Winner
Marie Skłodowska-Curie is arguably the most famous female scientist in history and one of the most accomplished scientists ever. Since she was a...
Jimena Escoto 11 February 2025
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 11 February 2025
Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier: The Unsung Mother of Modern Chemistry
A trailblazing French chemist and scholar, Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier was at the cutting edge of scientific research during the Age of...
Natalia Iacobelli 11 February 2025
The Eighth Wonder of the World: Terracotta Army
When people mention the Terracotta Army, the first thing that comes to mind is the phrase “the eighth wonder of the world”. It is a symbol of...
Marina Kochetkova 3 February 2025
Lunar New Year—The Art of Celebration
Imagine a household celebrating the Chinese New Year where children share a home and joyfully play together. They have different kinds of toys to...
Marina Kochetkova 29 January 2025
Snake in East Asian Art: Happy Lunar New Year!
The 2025 Lunar New Year, begins on January 29th. This is the Year of the Wood Snake, sixth animal of the Chinese zodiac, known for wisdom and intuition. Let us take a look at some of the East Asian art history that celebrates this awesome animal!
Candy Bedworth 28 January 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David
In a Neoclassicist masterpiece painted on the eve of the French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David depicts the beginning of an epic Roman story in The...
Coleman Richards 26 January 2025
Académie Vitti: Parisian Art School for Women
A private art school in Paris founded in 1889, the Académie Vitti was one of the first schools to accept female students and to allow women to study...
Natalia Iacobelli 24 January 2025
Six of the World’s Most Famous Art Academies
Have you ever wondered where the world’s most famous artists went to school? Many studied at one (or more) of these six art academies. The schools...
Alexandra Kiely 24 January 2025
One Final Masterpiece: 7 Last Paintings from Great Masters
Hippocrates said that life is short, and art is long. Every great artist left behind iconic works of art that have lived long after their death. Some...
Sam Malone 13 January 2025
How to Identify a Roman Emperor by His Beard
How many times have you walked into a museum full of statues or busts and not been able to tell one ancient sculpture from another? It can be...
Lauren Dorsey 10 January 2025
