European Art

Painting

The Victory over Death: Crucifixion, Epitaphios, and the Living Tradition of Byzantine Icons

As we are in the middle of the season of Great Lent, sacred imagery becomes a bridge between the material world and spiritual reflection. Even today,...

Guest Author 12 March 2026

Painting

Nakedness or Nudity? To Be a Woman Is to Perform

Throughout the centuries, women’s bodies have consistently been staged for display rather than simply allowed to exist. John Berger’s...

Guest Author 12 March 2026

Women Artists

Female vs. Male Gaze: Suzanne Valadon’s Reclining Nude

Female nudes are prevalent throughout art history. There are ancient mythological goddesses, the Biblical Eves and Susannas, and then there are the...

Lauren Kraut 12 March 2026

Women Artists

10 Paintings by Helene Schjerfbeck That You’ll Never Forget

Helene Schjerfbeck, famous in her native Finland, is not nearly as well known in the rest of the world. A genuine one-off, she studied in Paris and...

Catriona Miller 11 March 2026

Anna Boberg, Fishing Harbour with Sunlit Mountains. Study from North Norway, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden. Women Artists

Anna Boberg—Self-Taught Painter of Lofoten Landscapes

Anna Boberg was a multidisciplinary self-taught artist active in Stockholm and Paris. She is best known for her arctic landscapes from Lofoten in...

Europeana 11 March 2026

Women Artists

10 Nordic Women Artists You Should Know

Forget everything you know about Nordic culture just being about Vikings, IKEA, and excessive coffee consumption. The Nordic countries have produced...

Joanna Kaszubowska 11 March 2026

Animals

The Magical Menagerie of Norbertine Bresslern-Roth

Always moving, impenetrable, and ephemeral, animals are among the most difficult subjects for an artist to depict. Using a new style of printmaking...

Louisa Mahoney 10 March 2026

Animals

The Medieval Bestiary—Cute, Quirky, and Weird Animals

Of all the medieval manuscripts, bestiaries are definitely the most fun. A medieval bestiary is a book about animals. It’s full of unusual...

Alexandra Kiely 10 March 2026

Animals

Dachshunds in Art

Dachshunds were first bred around the 15th century in Germany. Their primary purpose was to hunt small animals, particularly badgers, and they are...

Maya M. Tola 10 March 2026

Museum Stories

15 Masterpieces of European Painting You Need to See at the Met

How does anyone begin to navigate 5,000 years of global art without feeling instantly overwhelmed? Do not despair—DailyArt Magazine has you...

MJ Rivera 9 March 2026

Women Artists

Tamara de Lempicka: The First Woman Artist to Be a Glamour Star

Tamara de Lempicka, star of the Art Deco world, was described by her Hollywood clients as the “Baroness of the Brush.” If one wanted to enter the...

Magda Michalska 9 March 2026

Gwen John Strange Beauties Exhibition Poster 2026 Review

Gwen John: Strange Beauties—A Female-Led Tribute to the Radical Artist

Strange Beauties is a once in a generation retrospective on Gwen John, one of the most significant painters of the twentieth century.

Candy Bedworth 9 March 2026