Léon Spilliaert: Symbolism and Longing in His Art
A literary fan of Edgar Allan Poe with a Symbolist approach to painting, Léon Spilliaert thrives in the disenchantment, emotion, and decadence that...
Yasmin Ozkan 5 August 2026
European Art
Soviet Space Art: Posters of Propaganda and Progress
Here is a small selection of our favorite Soviet space posters together with some tidbits about the beginnings of the Russian space...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 4 August 2026
Masterpiece Story: Rooftops in the Snow by Gustave Caillebotte
You open your eyes to the early morning light filtering through your windows. You instantly feel the cold air of the bedroom as you see your warm...
James W Singer 3 August 2026
Slinkachu Miniature Street Art in 10 Pieces
There is a particular vertigo in crouching down to look at something the size of a fingernail. Since 2006, Slinkachu has built an entire career...
Errika Gerakiti 3 August 2026
Gustave Caillebotte’s Paris: Modern, Middle Class, and Masculine
Some of Gustave Caillebotte’s most famous paintings show the Parisian boulevards with an Impressionist aura. Yet what exactly he chose to...
Catriona Miller 3 August 2026
Gustave Caillebotte in 10 Paintings: A Different Impression
Think Impressionism, and Gustave Caillebotte is not the first name that springs to mind. Yet he helped organize the Impressionist exhibitions, he...
Catriona Miller 3 August 2026
Masterpiece Story: Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
Paris Street; Rainy Day is probably the best-known work of French artist Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894). In this painting, we see a number of...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 August 2026
Masterpiece Story: Bureau du Roi by Jean-Henri Riesener
Jean-Henri Riesener’s Bureau du Roi is a masterpiece of 18th-century French art. It was and still is a designer piece fit for a...
James W Singer 3 August 2026
Luncheon of the Boating Party in the Movie Amélie
The best of all partnerships is the one within the Arts. Among so many worthy examples, we would like to tell you about the painting Luncheon of the...
Giordana Goretti 3 August 2026
Masterpiece Story: Two Sisters (On the Terrace) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
This beautiful painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known under two titles. The first one – Two Sisters (in French: Les Deux Sœurs) was given to...
Zuzanna Stańska 2 August 2026
Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées and One of Her Sisters
To a 21st-century viewer, the portrait of Gabrielle d’Estrées might seem homo-erotic. However, pictured with her sister, the Duchess of Villars,...
Anna Ingram 2 August 2026
Masterpiece Story: Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies
Allegorical Painting of Two Ladies is an enigmatic and highly unusual imaginative portrait made in 1650s England. It reveals a fascinating story...
Nicole Ganbold 2 August 2026
