
Wagnerism in Art: Painting Music or Listening to Pictures

Somewhere at Sea: Ivan Aivazovsky and his Marine Art
Philipp Otto Runge: The Seer of the Mysteries of God
October 28, 2020Runge died of consumption at the same age as Christ, which to those who believe in signs might be crucial since Philipp Otto Runge was a mystic who claimed to “see through the mysteries of God” and provided...
Painting of the Week: Winslow Homer, Summer Squall
October 11, 2020The crashing waves roar with a deafening thunder, and the foamy spray flies with a quickening speed. Great gusts of wind blow the waters over the rocks and over the sea shore. A storm of monstrous size lands...
The Erotic Drawings of Francesco Hayez [+18]
October 4, 2020The Venetian painter Francesco Hayez is considered a genius of historical romanticism. In addition to the quality and refinement of his artworks, he captured moments in which mythological, biblical, and historical characters seem to overlap with the real world....
Painting of the Week: The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat by John Weguelin
August 9, 2020Here is a Painting of the Week to honor our recent cat theme. The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat presents an imaginative interpretation of an ancient Egyptian cat burial. Ancient Egypt and Cats Many people are familiar with...
Enchanting World of the Russian Tale: Seven Disney Characters in Russian Art
August 3, 2020All of us watched Disney cartoons in our childhood and many people re-watch them even into adulthood. However, the original plots appeared in early historical periods when tales took place only in verbal or written narrations. That is...
6 Highlights from the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin
June 21, 2020Let’s explore some highlights from the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, the preeminent collection of 19th century art in Germany. The gallery was founded in 1861 after a bequest by banker Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Wagener. He requested that the...
Painting of the Week: Caspar David Friedrich, Abbey in the Oakwood
June 14, 2020Sadness and desolation fill this scene like an oppressive melancholy. The sun is dying behind the horizon as fog enshrouds the ground. Skeletal trees rise above the mist and surround the crumbling ruins of a Gothic abbey. Silence...
