Regions

Love Story

Living in the Shadow—Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer

Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer were a 19th and early 20th-century artist couple. Although their marriage and lives were far from ideal, history has...

Pola Otterstein 13 May 2025

indian partition Asian Art

Pritika Chowdhry: Evoking the History of the Indian Partition

The narrative of the Indian partition lingers in the secluded corners of memory and experience. The partition of India and Pakistan, and later...

Urvi Chheda 12 May 2025

Herstory

Belle da Costa Greene—The Morgan Library’s First Director

Belle da Costa Greene (1883–1950) is remembered as one of the most influential librarians in American history. Starting as a private librarian,...

Nikolina Konjevod 12 May 2025

Women Artists

Mela Muter—Accomplished Portraitist and Devoted Mother

Although in her day she was most famous for portraying the members of the Parisian Boheme, Mela Muter was deeply fascinated with capturing the...

Magda Michalska 9 May 2025

Sydney Opera House, Ko Hon Chiu Vincent, Sydney Opera House, 2015. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Sydney Opera House

From opening its door in 1973 to being part of the UNESCO World Heritage and one of Australia’s most iconic symbols of the modern era, the Sydney...

Camilla de Laurentis 7 May 2025

Theater & Cinema

The Scary Dr. Caligari: German Expressionism and Horror Movies

Expressionism is a movement with many branches. It inspired various artists and each one of them embraced it differently. Above all, it encouraged...

Errika Gerakiti 6 May 2025

Contemporary Art

Amy Sherald: American Sublime at the Whitney Museum

Amy Sherald (b. 1973) has identified herself as “an American realist painter painting American people.” The current retrospective of her work...

Tom Anderson 5 May 2025

Asian Art

Artistic Patronage of Akbar the Great

Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, later known as Akbar the Great, was born into uncertain circumstances in 1542, during a period of exile for...

Maya M. Tola 5 May 2025

Animals

5 Fun Facts About Gargoyles—Quirky Creatures of the Middle Ages and Beyond

Everybody loves gargoyles! I used to think I was alone in this, but I’ve come to learn that’s not at all true. In case any of you don’t know, a...

Alexandra Kiely 2 May 2025

Viking Art: Gokstad Ship, ca 890 BCE, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Medieval Art

Ancient Treasures from the North: Viking Art

Vikings and their culture have interested us since the days of the Viking expansion. There are numerous TV shows about them and sports teams named...

Rachel Witte 2 May 2025

Review

The Abstract Glaciers of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s life-long obsession with glaciers is catalogued in a new book edited by Rob Airey. Biography, geology, ecology, and...

Catriona Miller 1 May 2025

Giovanni Segantini, View of the medieval town of Caglio with a painting, 2008, Caglio (italy). Art Travels

Visit Super Enjoyable Segantini Outdoor Permanent Exhibition in Italy

In a little town in the north of Italy, there’s a very special museum—the en plein air permanent exhibition of the most significant artworks of...

Camilla de Laurentis 30 April 2025