Gustav Klimt’s Last Painting – Lady with Fan
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
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
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
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 February 2023
Tonight the Moulin Rouge is bursting at the seams. Men in dark coats and distinguished women dance and converse on the buzzing floor. Each has a...
Ruxi Rusu 3 February 2023
The Lighthouse at Honfleur is a Pointilist painting by the French artist Georges Seurat. Let’s learn a little more about what made his...
Alexandra Kiely 3 February 2023
Chateau Noir is one of several paintings Paul Cézanne made of a Neo-Gothic castle in his hometown, Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. Chateau...
Alexandra Kiely 3 February 2023
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–c. 1656) was “one of the best Italian Baroque painters.” Despite this, you won’t find any of her works in...
Chris Dobson 31 January 2023
Until April 2023, the Casa Buonarroti Museum in Florence will host the restoration of Artemisia Gentileschi’s Allegory of Inclination. This is a...
Carlotta Mazzoli 31 January 2023
Baroque’s most famous woman painter – Artemisia Gentileschi had a riveting life story. It was told and shown by Gina Siciliano in her beautifully...
Joanna Kaszubowska 31 January 2023
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1656) was the most accomplished female painter of the Italian Baroque. She specialized in Biblical scenes of strong...
James W Singer 31 January 2023
Whenever I come across Gothic or early Renaissance representations of Mary Magdalene I always ask myself this question – why is she so hairy? Keep...
Magda Michalska 30 January 2023
In 1965 a French-born Polish painter Roman Opałka came to an important decision. While sitting at the Café Bristol in Warsaw waiting for his wife...
Caroline Galambosova 30 January 2023