Turmoil and Resilience: 20th-Century Korean Art
The history of modern Korean art is closely linked to the historical events unfolding in the country at the time. The 20th century was a very...
Guest Profile 28 March 2024
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Peter Paul Rubens in 10 Paintings
A Baroque master and portraitist of the royals, Peter Paul Rubens is probably best known for his often drama-filled religious and mythological...
Anna Ingram 28 March 2024
10 Gorgeous French Churches (That Aren’t Notre-Dame de Paris)
Do you still remember the Notre-Dame de Paris? It suffered a horrible fire in April 2019. Notre-Dame is by far France’s most famous church, but it...
Alexandra Kiely 28 March 2024
Chilling Beauty: Exploring Europe’s Bone Churches
From the ancient period through the 18th century, European Catholics and Orthodox Christians displayed and maintained bones of the deceased to honor...
Julia Bourbois 28 March 2024
Exploring the Tomb Raider Temple – Ta Prohm in Cambodia
Nicknamed as the Tomb Raider Temple, Ta Prohm along with the Bayon and the Angkor Wat tamples are among the most visited sites in northern Cambodia.
Maya M. Tola 28 March 2024
All You Need to Know About the Duomo of Florence
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, or the Duomo of Florence, along with Giotto’s Campanile and Baptistery of Saint John are designated UNESCO...
Maya M. Tola 28 March 2024
Vivienne Westwood: An Activist and Punk’s Fashion Queen
Vivienne Westwood needs no introduction: she was a prolific fashion designer who gained fame by making punk designs before it was cool and by...
Errika Gerakiti 28 March 2024
Painting a Woman: The Story of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener Through Their Art
The Danish landscape artist Lili Elvenes (1882-1931), born Einar Wegener and better known as Lili Elbe, and her spouse, the Art Deco portrait artist...
Iolanda Munck 27 March 2024
Loïe Fuller the Magical Dancer of Art Nouveau
Today we meet the performer Loïe Fuller, one of Art Nouveau’s most celebrated performers. She was a dancer and actress best known for her...
Europeana 27 March 2024
Ethel Reed – When a Meteor Crossed the Night Sky of Art Nouveau
If you’ve heard of Ethel Reed, you are probably either a devotee of late-19th-century American poster art or an art history student. After the...
Wen Gu 27 March 2024
Ende: The First Documented Spanish Female Manuscript Illuminator
She is an enigma, an ancient, foggy artist from northern Spain in the Middle Ages. We learn nothing about Ende’s identity, life, or whether she...
Wen Gu 26 March 2024
The Pre-Raphaelites and the Wombat
Many people are obsessed with cute cats, penguins, pandas, koalas, and all sorts of animals. However one rarely hears about the wombat, especially in...
Joanna Kaszubowska 26 March 2024
