Christo and Jeanne-Claude: With Love Through Art
If two people are born on precisely the same day, they must be destined to meet. He was Bulgarian, she was French. They met when he was called in to...
Magda Michalska 18 August 2025
European Art
Masterpiece Story: Mameluca Woman by Albert Eckhout
If any painting reminds me of both spring and fall, it is certainly Mameluca Woman by Albert Eckhout. This work is graceful for so many reasons.
Rute Ferreira 17 August 2025
Britain at Twilight: John Atkinson Grimshaw’s Landscapes
John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893) was a Victorian painter admired for his beautiful evening landscapes. British cities, such as London, Liverpool,...
Alexandra Kiely 14 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Work by Ford Madox Brown
Few artworks are as heavy in meaning and societal investigation as Ford Madox Brown’s Work. This is a unique masterpiece which manages to depict...
Edoardo Cesarino 14 August 2025
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 14 August 2025
Far Beyond Illusion: M.C. Escher and the Illustration of the Impossible
Known for representing impossible constructions and creating a world in which the figurative and the abstract intertwine, meet Maurits Cornelis...
Rute Ferreira 13 August 2025
11 Things You Might Not Know About Leonardo da Vinci
You may think you know everything about the genius of the Renaissance. But there are a few unknown facts about Leonardo da Vinci’s life that may...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 August 2025
Forever Young: The Ancient Greek Kouros and Kore
The iconic Classical Greek statues depicting male and female bodies set the standards for numerous artists and art movements to come. Preceding the...
Nadine Waldmann 12 August 2025
Watch Marina Abramović’s Advice to the Young
Listen what an internationally acclaimed artist, Marina Abramović has to say on what it really means to be an artist: “A great artist has to be...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 August 2025
Famous Painters and Their Children
On June 1st, 1925, the World Conference for the Well-Being of Children held in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International...
Magda Michalska 12 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen by Joshua Reynolds
Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen is a huge triple portrait of the Montgomery sisters by Sir Joshua Reynolds. It thematizes aristocratic marriage...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 10 August 2025
5 Reasons to Visit the Polish Pavilion in Venice
If you are planning to visit the International Art Exhibition or the Biennale of Architecture in Venice, this is a must-see. Built in 1932, the...
Zacheta 7 August 2025
