Masterpiece Story: The Tempest by Giorgione
Giorgione and his masterpiece The Tempest form the rare combination of a mysterious artist and a mysterious painting. This small canvas has puzzled...
Anastasia Manioudaki 29 September 2024
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Prost! Oktoberfest in Paintings
Oktoberfest, as the name suggests, is a traditional German beer festival held annually in October (although it starts already in late September). For...
Magda Michalska 23 September 2024
Watch Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger
The film Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger was created by Danish filmmaker Jorgen Leth, appearing in his art movie 66 Scenes from America which was...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 September 2024
Book Review: Great Women Sculptors. Premiering in September!
There have been a plethora of recent surveys of women artists, including Phaidon’s own Great Women Artists (2019) and Great Women Painters...
Catriona Miller 23 September 2024
Autumnal Still Lifes for a Tasty Welcome of Autumn
As the days slowly become darker and gloomier, and all the beautiful green flora is turning yellow and red, we would like to officially welcome...
Magda Michalska 23 September 2024
10 Beautiful Kimonos from the Victoria & Albert Museum Collection
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is one of the leading museums focusing on art and design. It’s special to me due to the vast range of its...
Joanna Kaszubowska 23 September 2024
Masterpiece Story: Autumn Effects at Argenteuil by Claude Monet
Claude Monet painted Autumn Effects at Argenteuil in late 1873, which was the moment when the Impressionist movement started to roar on the Paris art...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 September 2024
7 Facts You Didn’t Know About Primavera by Botticelli
La Primavera by Sandro Botticelli is one of the most famous paintings of the Renaissance. Its fame rests not just on its visual appeal, but on the...
Zuzanna Stańska 20 September 2024
5 Reasons to See Frida: Beyond the Myth Exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art
Frida Kahlo, the Mexican artist known for her powerful and surreal self-portraits, is honored through a unique exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art...
Mary Margaret Swets 19 September 2024
Masterpiece Story: Anguish by August Friedrich Schenck
Surrounded by menacing crows, a mother sheep wails in anguish as her lifeless young lamb rests on a snowy bed. This scene, painted by August...
Montaine Dumont 18 September 2024
Can You Beat This Beard? Bearded Men in Paintings
According to some fashion experts, beards reached their peak 10 years ago. However, this is not just some seasonal trend. Long, short, trimmed, or...
Magda Michalska 16 September 2024
Wunderkammer – A Universe in Your Closet
How would you feel if you found a mummified crocodile in your best friend’s room? Well, pretty awkward I guess, although I imagine that you’ve...
Magda Michalska 16 September 2024
