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Masterpiece Story: Once Upon a Time by Keith Haring

Keith Haring’s Once Upon a Time mural is a 4-walled orgiastic display of penises, eager orifices, splashing ejaculate, and extended tongues tangled...

Theodore Carter 1 June 2026

Pop art

Remembering Keith Haring, Our Rainbow Angel

Today, we are celebrating the LGBTQ+ community by remembering Keith Haring, a brilliant artist whose vigorous and thoughtful works have inspired...

Guest Author 1 June 2026

Interview

The Story of Norman Rockwell’s Forgotten Model

Much has been written about Norman Rockwell’s neighbors who posed as models for his illustrations and Saturday Evening Post covers. Now 89, but...

Guest Author 1 June 2026

Artist Stories

Max Ernst and Birds: A Relationship Explained Through Paintings

Max Ernst (1891–1976) was a prolific German avant-garde artist. He was a pioneer in the early 20th-century movements of Dada and Surrealism and...

Anastasia Tsaleza 1 June 2026

Louise Bourgeois, Maman, 1999, steel, bronze, marble. Stavros Niarchos Cultural Foundation, Athens, Greece. Author's photo. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Maman by Louise Bourgeois

Maman is one of the most iconic sculptures ever created. Its dimensions are monumental, and it can only be installed either outdoors or in an...

Errika Gerakiti 31 May 2026

Marie-Denise Villers, Self-Portrait, 1802, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait by Marie-Denise Villers

Self-Portrait by Marie-Denise Villers showcases the genius of a leading female artist of Napoleonic...

James W Singer 31 May 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Why is art history predominantly focused on male artists? Are there not enough female artists to fill textbooks? Of course, there are enough, but the...

James W Singer 31 May 2026

Masterpiece Stories

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 31 May 2026

Quiz

QUIZ: Do You Know Your Renaissance Painters?

Joanna Kaszubowska 30 May 2026

Vincent Van Gogh, 'Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat', 1887, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation), the Netherlands. Quiz

QUIZ: How Much Do You Know about Van Gogh’s Life?

Ruxi Rusu 30 May 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Freedom from Want by Norman Rockwell

In today’s Masterpiece Story, we are featuring Freedom from Want, created by American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell. It captures the...

Coleman Richards 29 May 2026

Art Nouveau

Nature in Art: Gustav Klimt’s Enchanting Depictions of Trees

Gustav Klimt, the master of the Vienna Secession, is known for his golden paintings full of fantastic creatures, rich ornaments, and beautiful women...

Zuzanna Stańska 29 May 2026

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