Art in the Netflix TV Series Dark
In June 2020 Netflix released the long-awaited third and final season of Dark. The German series, co-created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, has...
Arianna Richetti 17 March 2023
In June 2020 Netflix released the long-awaited third and final season of Dark. The German series, co-created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, has...
Arianna Richetti 17 March 2023
There’s no question that John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) was an artistic superstar. Everyone knows his most famous painting Madame X, but do...
Alexandra Kiely 16 March 2023
Do you know the great Rococo portraitist Rosalba Carriera? She was one of the most famous painters of the early 18th century. Carriera became known...
Maia Heguiaphal 16 March 2023
Painting animals is part of a tradition in European art dating back to the 17th century when animal-specialized painters began contributing to...
Rute Ferreira 16 March 2023
Today’s Masterpiece Story is that of The Horse Fair by French Realist painter Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899). The Horse Fair was the undisputed star of...
Alexandra Kiely 16 March 2023
Rosa Bonheur was one of the most famous European artists of the 19th century, and she was definitely the most celebrated female artist of her time.
James W Singer 16 March 2023
If you see a woman with a knife in a painting – think of Lucretia. She was an ancient Roman heroine whose fate played a vital role in the...
Zuzanna Stańska 15 March 2023
If you have ever wondered when the history of the bikini began, it started at the same time and place in history as philosophy, mathematics, and art:...
Magda Michalska 15 March 2023
After many centuries, we are still wondering why the Roman Empire disappeared. Many theories try to explain it: wars, ideological problems, a chaotic...
Celia Leiva Otto 15 March 2023
How many times have you walked into a museum full of statues or busts and not been able to tell one ancient sculpture from another? It can be...
Lauren Dorsey 15 March 2023
Harald Sohlberg was a Norwegian painter whose works can be described as Neo-Romantic. He is particularly known for his depictions of the mountains of...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 March 2023
Edvard Munch was fascinated by the Norwegian summer light which evokes both tranquillity and anxiety, two feelings that Munch tried to capture in his...
Magda Michalska 14 March 2023