Masterpiece Story: Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David’s Napoleon Crossing the Alps is one of the most famous and politically iconic images of European art history. However, it is a...
James W Singer 26 January 2025
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Masterpiece Story: The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David
In a Neoclassicist masterpiece painted on the eve of the French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David depicts the beginning of an epic Roman story in The...
Coleman Richards 26 January 2025
Masterpiece Story: Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
Throughout history, artists have documented grand historical events motivated by national pride, political propaganda, or as a lesson for...
Rachel Witte 26 January 2025
QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Salvador Dalí?
Joanna Kaszubowska 25 January 2025
QUIZ: So You Think You Know British Art?
Ruxi Rusu 25 January 2025
Académie Vitti: Parisian Art School for Women
A private art school in Paris founded in 1889, the Académie Vitti was one of the first schools to accept female students and to allow women to study...
Natalia Iacobelli 24 January 2025
Paris Salon: 101 on France’s First Public Exhibition
If you were an artist in the 19th century, you probably dreamed of having your painting in the Paris Salon. Simply put, this exhibition was the most...
Jimena Escoto 24 January 2025
Six of the World’s Most Famous Art Academies
Have you ever wondered where the world’s most famous artists went to school? Many studied at one (or more) of these six art academies. The schools...
Alexandra Kiely 24 January 2025
Discover Kraków’s Hidden Gems: National Museum in Kraków Staff Picks
Established in 1879, the National Museum in Kraków is the largest museum in Poland. Its vast collection, presented within 12 separate branches of...
Szymon Jocek 23 January 2025
Tracey Emin: Getting Out of My Bed
Tracey Emin is a British artist, distinguished by her intense and emotionally charged creations. She is best known for My Bed, first exhibited in...
Kaena Daeppen 23 January 2025
