Masterpiece Story: Feast of Love by Jean-Antoine Watteau
Feast of Love is a beautiful painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau that explores the themes of love and impermanence. It holds a polished mixture of urban...
James W Singer 15 February 2026
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Masterpiece Story: Lovers by Pablo Picasso
The Lovers by Pablo Picasso explores the dynamics of courtship. It returns to an earlier painting tradition and invents a new interpretation.
James W Singer 15 February 2026
Masterpiece Story: April Love by Arthur Hughes
Today’s Masterpiece Story is about April Love—Arthur Hughes’ most celebrated artwork that perfectly embodies the Pre-Raphaelite...
Arianna Richetti 15 February 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Declaration of Love by Jean-François de Troy
Jean-François de Troy’s The Declaration of Love is a masterpiece of Rococo genre art featuring a universal moment of anguish and...
James W Singer 15 February 2026
Colonial Looting of African Art
Have you ever wondered how European modern artists were inspired by African art? They certainly didn’t travel to the continent. The answer is...
Jimena Escoto 15 February 2026
What Do You Know About Frida Kahlo? Take the Frida Quiz!
Kate Wojtczak 14 February 2026
QUIZ: Love in Art
Anastasia Manioudaki 14 February 2026
Masterpiece Story: Afternoon Tea by Marie Bracquemond
Afternoon Tea is a masterpiece by Marie Bracquemond, a female Impressionist that deserves a wider audience and more...
James W Singer 13 February 2026
7 Things You Must See at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo, Egypt, which opened its doors on November 4, 2025, represents one of the most significant milestones in the...
Maya M. Tola 12 February 2026
William H. Johnson in 10 Artworks—From Post-Impressionism to Folk Art
William H. Johnson’s paintings show a breadth of styles ranging from realism to Post-Impressionism, and later a folk art aesthetic that would...
Theodore Carter 12 February 2026
Jacob Lawrence and the Great Migration
As a child of the Great Migration, Jacob Lawrence was well placed to undertake such a mammoth task in detailing the journey from the rural South that...
Wendy Gray 12 February 2026
13 Black Folk Artists from the American South
The thirteen self-taught artists below, from Bill Traylor to Nellie Mae Rowe, Thornton Dial to Mary T. Smith, among others, created some of the most...
Adam Oestreich 12 February 2026
