6 Things You Must Know About Parmigianino
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, known as Parmigianino (1503–1540) was a great Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome,...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 January 2024
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Parmigianino: Capturing Everyday Early Modern Life Through Drawings
Francesco Mazzola, known as Parmigianino, produced many drawings that captured normal scenes of everyday life during the early modern period. These...
Nina Relf 11 January 2024
Sarah Lucas in 5 Works: British Humor and Sexual Innuendos
With her daring and thought-provoking works, Sarah Lucas challenges social norms and perceptions of gender, sexuality, and identity, earning a...
Carlotta Mazzoli 10 January 2024
Doreen Garner: The Artist Behind KING COBRA and Body Horror Sculptures
KING COBRA, documented as Doreen Lynette Garner, is an impressive contemporary sculptor living and working in Brooklyn, New York City. Born in 1986...
Errika Gerakiti 10 January 2024
Barbara Hepworth: Sculptor of Archaic Wonders
Barbara Hepworth’s 1973 bronze-cast sculpture Conversation with Magic Stones is mythic, mysterious, and interactive. Hepworth (1903–1975) was an...
Guest Profile 10 January 2024
Masterpiece Story: Sunlight and Shadow by Albert Bierstadt
Sunlight and Shadow is a beautiful painting made by Albert Bierstadt in 1862. It shows a chapel at the Castle of Lowenburg, in Wilhelmshöhe,...
Alexandra Kiely 9 January 2024
Art Travels: Golden Temple of Amritsar
Nestled in the city of Amritsar in Northwestern India is the iconic Harmandir Sahib or Darbar Sahib, better known as the Golden Temple. This sublime...
Maya M. Tola 8 January 2024
The Art and Activism of Emmy Lou Packard
You’ve heard of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, but what about the American artist who worked alongside them for much of their careers? Emmy Lou...
Natalia Iacobelli 8 January 2024
David Bowie: From Popstar to Neo-Expressionist Painter
Most people know David Bowie as a pop star and a performer, but did you know he had a secret talent? Not only did he embrace music and performing...
Michel Rutten 8 January 2024
Masterpiece Story: St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican
St. Peter’s Basilica is one of the most iconic buildings in Western culture. But, the facade we see today is the culmination of centuries of...
Ledys Chemin 7 January 2024
Masterpiece Story: Sydney Opera House
From opening its door in 1973 to being part of the UNESCO World Heritage and one of Australia’s most iconic symbols of the modern era, the Sydney...
Camilla de Laurentis 7 January 2024
Masterpiece Story: Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright
There are many iconic buildings, and it feels like more and more are being called that by the hour. But the list is a lot shorter if we only consider...
Joanna Kaszubowska 7 January 2024
