QUIZ: Famous Art Couples
Zuzanna Stańska 18 August 2026
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Living in the Shadow—Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer
Marie and Peder Severin Krøyer were a 19th and early 20th-century artist couple. Although their marriage and lives were far from ideal, history has...
Pola Otterstein 18 August 2026
The Artists Are Present—Marina Abramović and Ulay in 10 Performances
Balkan performing artist Marina Abramović was born in 1946 in Belgrade, Serbia. Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen) was born on the same day as she, a few...
Caroline Galambosova 18 August 2026
Lovebirds and Life Partners—Famous Artist Couples
Al Green famously sang “Let’s Stay Together” but artists are notorious for tempestuous relationships that often end badly. But hey, let’s...
Candy Bedworth 18 August 2026
Gilbert & George—Art and Love at First Sight
In 1967, two young students, Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore, met at Central Saint Martins College of Art in London. It was love at first sight...
Magda Michalska 18 August 2026
Carlo Crivelli—Enigmatic Renaissance Trickster
We know very little about the life of Carlo Crivelli. The basics of life and death, and little else. We do have a collection of awe-inspiring works,...
Candy Bedworth 17 August 2026
Gifts of Friendship: How Friendship Shapes Europe’s Great Modern Art Museum
Few museums can trace their origins to an act of collective generosity. Fewer still continue to build their identity around that same principle...
Zuzanna Stańska 17 August 2026
10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Anthony van Dyck
Anthony van Dyck, a Flemish Baroque painter of remarkable skill, left an indelible mark on art history. His signature style of refined portraits and...
Jimena Aullet 17 August 2026
Anthony van Dyck: A Master of Baroque Portraiture
Anthony van Dyck was a master of Baroque portraiture, captivating the art world with his skillful depictions of European aristocracy. As a prominent...
Jimena Aullet 17 August 2026
Masterpiece Story: Venetia, Lady Digby, on Her Deathbed by Anthony van Dyck
Anthony van Dyck was one of the great portraitists of the 17th century. It is largely through his eyes that we now view the doomed reign of Charles I...
Catriona Miller 17 August 2026
Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Sofonisba Anguissola by Anthony van Dyck
Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) was a Flemish painter from Antwerp. Between 1621 and 1627, he worked in Italy, mainly in Genoa, studying the great...
Soledad Castillo Jara 17 August 2026
Boys with Plants: A Botanical Tour of Art History
Boys and men posing with plants and flowers is a popular theme in art. The concept was revisited on Instagram, a social media platform, on the...
Anuradha Sroha 17 August 2026
