QUIZ: Into the Infinite—Discovering the Art of Caspar David Friedrich
Joanna Kaszubowska 5 September 2026
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Masterpiece Story: Monarch of the Glen by Edwin Landseer
Monarch of the Glen by Edwin Landseer is one of the most famous British paintings of the 19th century. It is a Victorian melodrama at its most...
James W Singer 4 September 2026
Masterpiece Story: Threatened Swan by Jan Asselijn
Swans are normally characterized as graceful birds. They are magnificent and majestic. However, Jan Asselijn displays another side of these elegant...
James W Singer 4 September 2026
How the Courtaulds Built London’s Greatest Impressionist Collection
In January 1889, after a heated argument with his friend Paul Gauguin that led him to cut off part of his left ear, Vincent van Gogh painted one of...
Javier Abel Miguel 3 September 2026
Capturing Light: The Pioneers of Photography in France
It all officially began in 1839 in two countries at the same time: in the UK, the Royal Academy announced the discovery of a method of capturing...
Magda Michalska 3 September 2026
The Venetian Color Box—How Trade Shaped the Palette of Renaissance Painters
Venetian color often feels immediate: a blue robe, a crimson sleeve, a flash of yellow, a shadow beneath living skin. Yet before these colors became...
Wen Gu 3 September 2026
Venice in the Eyes of Claude Monet
Claude Monet fell in love with Venice the first time he saw it. He was 68 years old, and he went on a trip with his wife, Alice Hoschedé. The light...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 September 2026
A Love Story with a Unicorn: Decoding the Medieval Tapestries
The Unicorn Tapestries are a set of medieval tapestries depicting a hunt for a unicorn, a popular motif at the time. They’re probably the most...
Alexandra Kiely 2 September 2026
10 Cutest Rabbits in Asian Art You Need to See
Rabbits have long held a special place in Asian art. Few animals have inspired as many stories and images as this humble (and cute!) creature. In...
Ela Bobek 2 September 2026
Why Were Cows Everywhere in Dutch Art?
We’re used to seeing cats and dogs in art, perhaps because they have long been our everyday companions. But in 17th-century Dutch art, another...
Magda Michalska 2 September 2026
Franz Marc: The Painter Who Loved Horses
The German Expressionist movement had many faces. One of the most interesting ones was that of the painter Franz Marc. Marc looked to the natural...
Zuzanna Stańska 2 September 2026
Art History 101: Everything You Need to Know About Romanticism
At the end of the 18th century, artists began to reject the ideas of the Enlightenment which prioritized reason above all. They wanted to consider...
Jimena Escoto 1 September 2026
