Living in the Shadow – Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer
Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer were a 19th and early 20th century couple, and, while their marriage and lives were far from ideal, history has...
Pola Otterstein 8 September 2021
European Art
10 Most Famous Works of Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich’s works changed the face of landscape painting with his intense and emotional focus on nature, and became a key member...
Zuzanna Stańska 31 August 2021
Gustav Klimt in the Spotlight: Four Famous Masterpieces
Have you ever looked upon Gustav Klimt’s portrait of The Lady in Gold and wondered why she was so worshipped? What made the artist immortalize...
Guest Profile 28 June 2021
Masterpiece Story: Flaming June by Sir Frederic Leighton
Most of us probably see gray skies and rainy weather in the windows. We have prepared a story about this truly warm painting that can leave you in...
Joanna Kaszubowska 27 June 2021
The Naked Truth About Nudes in Academic Art
Academicism was a dominant style in European sculpture and painting in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was called so because it was dictated by the...
Magda Michalska 26 June 2021
Most Beautiful Royal Weddings in History — Commissions by Queen Victoria
Alexandrina Victoria ascended to the throne at the young age of 18 and reigned as Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, of Great Britain and Ireland,...
Maya M. Tola 25 June 2021
Beautiful Chinese Porcelain in Dutch Still Lifes
Chinese culture has always been an object of European fascination – in art history, we see it in paintings, ornaments, architecture, fashion, and...
Nicole Ganbold 17 June 2021
Tombs of Leonardo Bruni and Carlo Marsupini: Strikingly Similar or Substantially Different?
In the 15th century, Florence underwent a cultural and artistic peak without parallel, architecture, painting, and sculpture were at their height.
Guest Profile 14 June 2021
The Most Painted Woman in the World Was Lesbian: Suzy Solidor
Born in 1900, Suzanne Louise Marie Marion, known as Suzy Solidor, was a French artist who sang and acted in movies, but over time she became most...
Pola Otterstein 5 June 2021
The Elephant in the Church and Other Curious Stories of Venice
With its maze of narrow streets, bridges, and canals linking its splendid architecture and art, Venice is beautiful. It is worth exploring and a...
Marina Kochetkova 27 May 2021
Venice in the Eyes of Claude Monet
Claude Monet fell in love with Venice the first time he saw it. He was 68 years old, and he went on a trip with his wife, Alice Hoschedé. The light...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 May 2021
Thomas Becket: The Imagery of an Unexpected Saint
A controversial figure, no one among his contemporaries would ever have assumed that Thomas Becket, adviser to King Henry II, and later Archbishop of...
Stephanie Skenyon 14 May 2021
