European Art

Artist Stories

Edgar Degas in 10 Paintings

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is one of the most famous painters of his generation. His ballerinas are held in many of the world’s most prestigious...

Jimena Escoto 30 January 2026

Art Travels

Edgar Degas and New Orleans’ Paintings

Just about everyone has heard of Edgar Degas, the famous painter of dancers. However, the works Degas created in modern America’s favorite party...

Abreeza Thomas 30 January 2026

European Art

Montmartre—The Home to Many Artists

Montmartre, the home to many inspirations, was the most artistic district of Paris. It is also known as the “heart of the city” and it surely...

Pola Otterstein 29 January 2026

Women Artists

Anna Ancher in 10 Paintings: Capturing Light

Anna Ancher, a local born and bred, became one of the leading artists of the Danish town of Skagen. She knew and painted her family, the inhabitants,...

Catriona Miller 29 January 2026

Review

How to Be a Renaissance Woman?

Visit the homes of women in Renaissance Italy and get up close and personal with their creative beauty practices

Candy Bedworth 29 January 2026

Painting

Pretty Women: Female Beauty and the Three Graces in Paintings

Paintings depicting the Three Graces appear consistently throughout art history. Although the characters remain the same, their representation...

Rute Ferreira 29 January 2026

Museum Stories

8 Reasons to Visit Rembrandt House in Amsterdam

If you happen to find yourself in Amsterdam, then you simply can’t miss the Rembrandt House Museum (Museum het Rembrandthuis). It was the Rembrandt...

Zuzanna Stańska 28 January 2026

Impressionism

Claude Monet: Explore His Home and Garden in Giverny

Claude Monet used his beautiful home and garden in Giverny, France, as the inspiration source for many of his paintings. We can all learn from the...

Nina Relf 28 January 2026

Artist Stories

Carl Larsson and His Cozy House

Being a prophet in one’s own land is a challenge that extends to artists as well. Carl Larsson, now one of Sweden’s most celebrated...

Magda Michalska 28 January 2026

Erotica

The Pornographic World of Egon Schiele’s Nudes

Egon Schiele’s nudes can challenge us and our preconceptions of the artistic tradition of the “nude”. He didn’t paint or draw idealized...

Zuzanna Stańska 27 January 2026

WTF Art History

10 Times When Egon Schiele Mastered Hip Hop Hand Gestures

Art is a serious thing. But sometimes, some associations, once they pop up in your head, just can’t disappear. I didn’t find any scientific...

Zuzanna Stańska 27 January 2026

Expressionism

You Give Me Fever: Egon Schiele’s Orange Obsession

Egon Schiele is famous for his intense, often unsettling figures—but one striking feature in his work is his use of orange. This bold color appears...

Magda Michalska 27 January 2026