Jean-Étienne Liotard Breakfast Scenes
The 18th-century painter, miniaturist, and pastelist Jean-Étienne Liotard is perhaps one of the most eccentric artists of his time. Known for his...
Anna Ingram 17 April 2026
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Edgar Degas in 10 Paintings
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is one of the most famous painters of his generation. His ballerinas are held in many of the world’s most prestigious...
Jimena Escoto 17 April 2026
4 Most Famous Venetian Rococo Painters
Venetian Rococo played an important role in 18th-century European art. Rococo covers the period from 1700 to 1799, also called settecento. Many great...
Kateryna Martynova 17 April 2026
Masterpiece Story: Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando by Edgar Degas
Feats of strength, super flexibility, the ability to hold one’s breath for long periods of time, combine all that with lions, clowns, and a...
Rachel Witte 17 April 2026
Rosalba Carriera: The Accomplished Pastellist
Do you know the great Rococo portraitist Rosalba Carriera? She was one of the most famous painters of the early 18th century. Carriera became known...
Maia Heguiaphal 17 April 2026
Goya, James Bond, and a Retired Bus Driver—How They Stole The Duke of Wellington
When British agent James Bond, played at the time by a young Sean Connery, enters Dr. No’s secret base, he stops in front of a painting resting...
Javier Abel Miguel 16 April 2026
Ginevra Cantofoli—A Baroque Painter from Bologna in 7 Paintings
Ginevra Cantofoli was a Bolognese painter of the Baroque period. Her story speaks to the remarkable power of women supporting one another in the...
Nikolina Konjevod 16 April 2026
A Journey to Andalusia: The Moorish Stronghold of Granada
The fall of Moorish Granada to the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492 marked the end of the Reconquista and the ultimate collapse of...
Kacper Grass 16 April 2026
Did Goya Make a Career?
Goya’s paintings are often disturbing and very very dark. It’s because his activity coincided with the last period of the Enlightenment, the...
Magda Michalska 16 April 2026
Luisa Roldán: The Groundbreaking Career of Spain’s First Woman Sculptor
She wrote letters to kings, was Spain’s first documented woman sculptor, and became the official escultora de cámara, or court sculptor, to...
Natalia Iacobelli 16 April 2026
Emily Kam Kngwarray: From Utopia to the World
With her mix of acrylic painting and abstract Indigenous traditions, Emily Kam Kngwarray revolutionized Australian art and brought new life to...
Carlotta Mazzoli 15 April 2026
Masterpiece Story: Chambri People’s Ancestor Mask
Ancestor Mask is a masterpiece of Papua New Guinean art. It symbolizes a vanishing tribal lifestyle rarely seen outside of...
James W Singer 15 April 2026
