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Love Story

The Love Affair of Radha and Krishna in Art

The love story of Radha and Krishna has been immortalized in art by poets, musicians, writers, and painters over the long history of Hinduism. The...

Maya M. Tola 20 May 2026

Joseph Benoît Suvée, Invention of the Art of Drawing, 1791, Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium. Ancient Greece

Was Painting Invented by a Woman? The Story of Dibutades

Long ago in the city of Corinth in Ancient Greece, a young maid traced the contour of her lover’s face on the wall. The man was leaving on a long...

Jimena Escoto 20 May 2026

Painting

A Tale of Revenge and Justice: The Oresteia in Paintings

Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good Roman emperors, once wrote: “The best way to avenge yourself is not to become as they are”...

Erol Degirmenci 20 May 2026

Asian Art

The Story of the Churning of the Ocean of Milk and Why Is Shiva Blue?

The churning of the ocean of milk is a momentous event in Hindu mythology that appears in the Bhagwat Purana, Vishnu Purana, and the Mahabharata. It...

Maya M. Tola 20 May 2026

Photography

Femininity in Francesca Woodman’s Photographs

This is going to be a story of beauty and an underappreciated genius that came to an untimely end. Brace yourselves for an unhappy ending and the...

Magda Michalska 19 May 2026

Women Artists

Lee Miller—Photographer of the Extremes

Lee Miller (1907–1977) was a fashion and war photographer, a model, a muse, and a gourmet cook. She lived life to the fullest with all its bright...

Joanna Kaszubowska 19 May 2026

Photography

The Queen of Neoclassical Photography: Nelly

For many, photography is merely a sophisticated way of immortalizing the current and carrying that frozen moment—which is impossible to...

Erol Degirmenci 19 May 2026

Surrealism

(Sur)reality in the Photography of Kati Horna

Kati Horna (1912-2000) photographed both the real world and the surreal. She was a modern photographer who used her camera to document a civil war...

Natalia Tiberio 19 May 2026

Asian Art

Edo Period in 10 Words and 4 Schools of Painting

Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868. During this time the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate. Those 250 years were a time of...

Joanna Kaszubowska 18 May 2026

Flower Symbolism in Art. Adriaen van Utrecht, Still Life with Bouquet and Skull, c. 1642. Private collection. Via Wikimedia Commons. Painting

The Flora of Folklore: Hidden Flower Symbolism in Art’s Greatest Paintings

Every Old Master canvas speaks in two registers at once: one for the eye, one for those who know how to read the flowers. Artists used flower...

Errika Gerakiti 18 May 2026

Review

A Dog with the Face of Elon Musk Kneeled in Front of Me, and It Wasn’t a Dream—Beeple in Berlin

Last week, I entered the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin for a press meeting with Beeple. I was too early and looked for the restroom, and suddenly...

Kate Wojtczak 18 May 2026

Long Read

Hokusai in 10 Artworks—A Journey to Mount Fuji

Hokusai is perhaps the most iconic Japanese artist. His paintings and prints display the power of simplicity and the beauty that can be achieved in...

Coleman Richards 18 May 2026