A Full-Fledged Painter: Josephine Nivison Hopper
Josephine Verstille Hopper (née Nivison, 1883-1968) was not just the wife and muse of one of the most renowned American artists of the 20th century,...
Georgian Manea 12 March 2025
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Masterpiece Story: Cleopatra by Alexandre Cabanel
Queen Cleopatra is a popular subject today – as she was in the late 19th century. Alexandre Cabanel’s Cleopatra explores a single moment of her...
James W Singer 11 March 2025
Cecilia Vicuña: Melding Art, Activism, and Indigenous Wisdom
Cecilia Vicuña was the artist to occupy the Turbine Hall in Tate Modern from October 2022 to April 2023. The vast space has previously housed...
Natalia Tiberio 10 March 2025
5 Exhibitions You Need to See This Spring in Europe
There are exciting exhibitions to be found all over Europe this spring. As the weather warms up and the days lengthen, what could be nicer than a day...
Catriona Miller 10 March 2025
Susanna Horenbout: Forgotten Female Artist at the Tudor Court
The Horenbouts were a family of Flemish painters who came to England in the 1520s. The most famous, Gerard (father) and Lucas (son), were employed as...
Guest Author 10 March 2025
The Link Between Shipibo Pottery and Female Identity: Designs from the Peruvian Amazon
Along the Ucayali River of Northeastern Peru, women from the Shipibo-Conibo villages have been composing striking, geometric designs to cover...
Lauren Dorsey 10 March 2025
Masterpiece Story: Still Life with Mackerel by Anne Vallayer-Coster
Anne Vallayer-Coster was one of the foremost still-life painters in 18th-century France. She was enormously prolific and extremely popular. Her works...
James W Singer 9 March 2025
Masterpiece Story: A Gentleman’s Table by Claude Raguet Hirst
A Gentleman’s Table by Claude Raguet Hirst is a mysterious painting that echoes the realism of Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, and Henry Ossawa...
James W Singer 9 March 2025
I Know What I Am – A Fascinating Graphic Novel About Artemisia Gentileschi
Baroque’s most famous woman painter – Artemisia Gentileschi had a riveting life story. It was told and shown by Gina Siciliano in her beautifully...
Joanna Kaszubowska 7 March 2025
Book Review: Frida Kahlo’s Unimaginable Life
Fridamania is contagious. Reading the Frida Kahlo book written by Hettie Judah almost drags us to the brink of melancholic stroke despite being armed...
Urvi Chheda 7 March 2025
Margaret of Austria: The Public Image of a Renaissance Stateswoman
Instagram and other social media have long since taken over our inherent need to be seen and acknowledged by our surroundings. But this deliberate...
Kero Fichter 6 March 2025
Simonetta Vespucci: The Renaissance Top Model
If you would like to spot one woman from the Renaissance who could be called a top model—it would be Simonetta Vespucci. Nicknamed La Bella,...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 March 2025
