QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Gustav Klimt?
Errika Gerakiti 4 July 2026
European Art
Joanna Hiffernan: Artist, Model and Whistler’s Muse
Joanna Hiffernan and James Abbott McNeill Whistler met in London in 1861. He instantly fell in love with her striking red hair and outspoken...
Louisa Mahoney 3 July 2026
Lise Tréhot—The Mysterious Beauty from Renoir’s Paintings
Born into a humble French family, Lise Tréhot (1848–1922) was an artist’s model who posed exclusively for Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919).
Anuradha Sroha 3 July 2026
Flaming June or Dorothy Dene? A Muse of Frederic Leighton
In 1879, Frederic Leighton’s biographer and neighbor (that’s handy, isn’t it?), Mrs. Barrington, noticed “a young girl with a lovely white...
Magda Michalska 3 July 2026
The Most Painted Woman in the World Was Lesbian: Suzy Solidor
Born in 1900, Suzanne Louise Marie Marion, known as Suzy Solidor, was a French artist who sang and acted in movies, but over time she became most...
Pola Otterstein 3 July 2026
Gustav Klimt in 10 Paintings
Gustav Klimt’s lavish gold motifs, intricate patterns, and sensuous nudes were as innovative as they were controversial. Breaking from his...
Theodore Carter, 2 July 2026
Did Pieter Bruegel Play Dice? The Story of Seemingly Insignificant Detail
Pieter Bruegel The Elder was a prominent Flemish painter of the 16th century, famed for his vivid, often humorous depictions of peasant life and...
Guest Author 2 July 2026
When Rome Put a Dead Pope on Trial—The Cadaver Synod
In a career that spanned over two decades, Jean-Paul Laurens painted some of French art’s most plaintive historical moments: two young princes...
Guest Author 2 July 2026
The Dark Arts of Aleksandra Waliszewska
Rather unsettling, quite macabre, and more than slightly erotic, the paintings and illustrations by Polish artist Aleksandra Waliszewska are...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 2 July 2026
The Fantasy World of Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Portraits
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was the king of Mannerism. If you see a portrait made of plants, vegetables, books, animals and generally speaking, stuff—you...
Zuzanna Stańska 2 July 2026
Life Imitates Art—M. K. Čiurlionis’ Paintings and Hubble Telescope Photos
The stars, the moon, the sun—all celestial bodies have inspired art for centuries. However, as we look at Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis’...
Guest Author 30 June 2026
Celestial Bodies in Art—Comets, Planets and Stars
When we think about flying objects we usually imagine birds, planes, kites, balloons, or even UFOs! It’s easy to forget that at one point the...
Sarah Mills 30 June 2026
