Masterpiece Story: The Theater Box by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Entertainments such as cabarets, theaters, and the circus were popular themes among the Impressionist painters whose mission was to portray modern...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 March 2026
European Art
The Most Beautiful Anatomical Theaters in Italy
Anatomical theaters were one of the most important institutions in the history of medicine. They were used for teaching anatomy classes at...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 March 2026
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Portraying Misia Natanson at the Theater
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec is famous for his portrayals of Parisian nightlife: cabarets, theaters, and brothels. He showed us a world of decadence and...
Alicja Gluszek 27 March 2026
Opera: A Brief History of the Total Work of Art
When we think of opera, art is not the first thing that comes to mind. Opera simply means “work” and it can sometimes seem over-the-top and...
Ledys Chemin 27 March 2026
Young Picasso: 5 Early Works You May Not Know
Picasso is usually thought of as a genius who by a divine miracle possessed inexplicable artistic talent. This would probably annoy Picasso, because...
Alvaro Alonso Pardal 26 March 2026
Masterpiece Story: Girl in a Picture Frame by Rembrandt
The girl leans out of the painting as if she intends to cross the boundary between art and reality—she touches the frame and looks directly at the...
The Royal Castle in Warsaw 26 March 2026
Suzanne Valadon: Model, Painter, Rebel
Throughout her inspiring life, Suzanne Valadon transitioned from an in-demand model to a successful artist. Along the way, she challenged societal...
Lauren Kraut 26 March 2026
Badass Queens from Classical History
A rollicking adventure through the lives of great leaders and queens from ancient times. Famous female leaders are a fascinating bunch. Here at...
Candy Bedworth, Guest Author 26 March 2026
Rebellious Princess—Ana de Mendoza y de la Cerda, Princess of Éboli
“Who is this beauty with an eyepatch?” you may ask. Is she some sort of pirate queen? No, but you are not far from the truth. Ana de Mendoza de...
Joanna Kaszubowska 26 March 2026
Anna Ancher in 10 Paintings: Capturing Light
Anna Ancher, a local born and bred, became one of the leading artists of the Danish town of Skagen. She knew and painted her family, the inhabitants,...
Catriona Miller 25 March 2026
Arts and Crafts Principles in Interior Design: The Original Minimalists
Perhaps you have noticed a trend in recent years: people seem to crave a return to simpler times, to homesteading, homemaking, and minimalism. We...
Ledys Chemin 24 March 2026
The Last of the Pre-Raphaelites: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale in 10 Paintings
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale’s paintings are full of rich, opulent color and detail, and her subjects range from Arthurian legends to fairies to the...
Theodore Carter 23 March 2026
