When Romanticism Meets Eruptions: Volcanoes in Paintings
Active volcanoes are great places to visit, but the danger of a potential eruption is always there. When some of them erupted with artists as...
Maia Heguiaphal 12 February 2023
Active volcanoes are great places to visit, but the danger of a potential eruption is always there. When some of them erupted with artists as...
Maia Heguiaphal 12 February 2023
Rembrandt painted this group portrait of seven surgeons and the physician Nicolaes Tulp in 1632. He was only 26 years old at that point. Nicolaes...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 February 2023
By the beginning of the 20th century, young designers had moved on from the intricate forms of Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts. The first golden age...
Wen Gu 9 February 2023
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a fantastic collection of jewelry. This time we will take a look at pieces inspired by natural forms.
Joanna Kaszubowska 9 February 2023
Best known for the children’s character Moomin, Tove Jansson was an illustrator, painter, and writer. Born in the Northern nature-surrounded...
Natalia Tiberio 9 February 2023
Since ancient times jewelry hasn’t only been a fashion detail or simple ornament, but a status symbol with a variety of meanings. On it, among...
Ana Djoric 9 February 2023
What a horror spectacle! Some dark, irrational forces must be at play here. Henry Fuseli painted The Nightmare in 1781. It is probably his most...
Ruxi Rusu 7 February 2023
Henry Fuseli was a master of Romantic imagination. He was one of those artists who shaped our view of the epoch—or, to be more precise, he defined...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 February 2023
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I is Gustav Klimt’s most significant work of portraiture. The famous Lady in Gold has as many eye-catching...
Emily Snow 6 February 2023
When you think of Gustav Klimt, what is the first thing that comes to mind? If you are like most people, you probably thought of his portraits. You...
Alexandra Kiely 6 February 2023
The subject of erotica is vast. Even reduced to only the Victorian world of erotica, it’s a challenge to write about in the space of an article.
Sarah Mills 6 February 2023
Since its creation, at the end of Gustav Klimt’s life, Lady with Fan was controversial. The piece was shown to the public only three times, causing...
Giordana Goretti 6 February 2023