Masterpiece Story: Trouville, Jetties, High Tide by Eugène Boudin
Eugène Boudin could be considered one of the fathers of Impressionism. It was he who met and influenced a young Claude Monet in 1858 with his...
James W Singer 24 November 2024
European Art
Liberty Leading the People: Delacroix, French Revolution, and Coldplay
Liberty Leading the People is probably the best-known artwork of one of the greatest artists of French Romanticism Eugène Delacroix. The painting,...
Rute Ferreira 22 November 2024
Who’s the Jester on Lady Gaga’s Harlequin Cover?
Lady Gaga released an exclusive vinyl of her new album Harlequin, and fans quickly pointed out many easter eggs the artist had left on the cover. The...
Sandra Juszczyk 22 November 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Treachery of Images by René Magritte
As you can see, this painting depicts a pipe. Underneath it, there is a French sentence that says “This is not a pipe”. You may ask, what...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 November 2024
Francis Bacon in 10 Paintings: Flesh and Distortion
Francis Bacon stands out as one of the most renowned postwar painters. His trauma fueled his emotions, crafting a disturbing world filled with dark,...
Errika Gerakiti 18 November 2024
Masterpiece Story: Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera by Jean-Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) was the most influential French painter of the 18th century. His painting Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera...
James W Singer 17 November 2024
Masterpiece Story: Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Soon after Château de Pierrefonds was displayed, Emperor Napoleon III restored the actual Château de Pierrefonds in the 1850s under the direction...
James W Singer 17 November 2024
An Ode to Autumn with John Everett Millais
Autumn weather can be unpredictable. Some days the earth looks as if cut out of crystal: the sky is a milky blue, and the sunlight is sparkling and...
Hannah Demaine 14 November 2024
Discover 5 of Picasso’s Printing Techniques at the New British Museum Exhibition
The British Museum is hosting a new exhibition of prints by Pablo Picasso. Renowned mostly for his paintings, such as ground-breaking cubist...
Edoardo Cesarino 11 November 2024
Top 10 Artworks to See at Friends in Love and War in Birmingham
Friends in Love and War - L’Éloge des meilleur·es ennemi·es. Showing at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. We choose our favourite exhibits celebrating friendship in contemporary life.
Candy Bedworth 11 November 2024
Visit Astonishing Halls of Maps and Globes
Cartography is the production of geographical maps and globes. It has evolved both as a science and as an art. This is why powerful people love...
Camilla de Laurentis 11 November 2024
Masterpiece Story: Grace Dalrymple Elliott by Thomas Gainsborough
The Frick Collection has an amazing ensemble of European masters. For example, works by Vermeer, Fragonard, and Goya grace its walls. Every room has...
James W Singer 10 November 2024
