Byzantine Icons: Everything You Need to Know
Byzantine icons are more of a prayer object than anything else. Though likened to idolatry, the icons mean more than what can be confined by that...
Rachel Witte 20 December 2023
Byzantine icons are more of a prayer object than anything else. Though likened to idolatry, the icons mean more than what can be confined by that...
Rachel Witte 20 December 2023
When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek, the word Almighty was rendered Pantocrator, from the Greek words pas (all) and kratos (might,...
Ledys Chemin 20 December 2023
Fede Galizia’s beautiful A Glass Compote with Peaches, Jasmine Flowers, Quinces and a Grasshopper is one of Italy’s first-ever still life...
Alexandra Kiely 20 December 2023
Medieval Europeans believed that the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets directly affected their lives on earth. They practiced what we...
Alexandra Kiely 20 December 2023
Every country has its legends and fairytales, and Portugal is no exception. One of the most well-known Portuguese tales is a love story about King...
Helena Pereira 20 December 2023
Did you know that since 1912 each Olympic host city has commissioned one or more posters to celebrate the hosting of the Games? Here’s our...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 19 December 2023
Great art pushes boundaries and challenge norms. But how should we react to works by artists with a history of truly horrifying behaviour?
Candy Bedworth 18 December 2023
Ford Madox Brown explores the psychological and emotional hardships faced by emigrants in The Last of England. Let us explore a Brown masterpiece.
James W Singer 18 December 2023
When you think of Catalonia, and especially Barcelona, the first name that comes to mind is, of course, that of Antoni Gaudí, but Catalan art at the...
Joanna Kaszubowska 18 December 2023
Artists have frequently critiqued, celebrated, and commented on the role of sellers, shedding light on the multifaceted role commerce plays in...
Maya M. Tola 18 December 2023
One of the greatest masterpieces of Western art, Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci, presents Cecilia Gallerani (ca. 1473-1536). Young,...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 December 2023
Just about everyone has heard of Edgar Degas, the famous painter of dancers. However, the works Degas created in modern America’s favorite party...
Abreeza Thomas 18 December 2023