Donatello’s Mary Magdalene: Penitence and Salvation
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, better known as Donatello, was a sculptor born around 1386 in Florence, which is also the city in which he died in...
Soledad Castillo Jara 3 August 2022
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Masterpiece Story: Cupid and Psyche by Antonio Canova
A true gem of virtuosity, Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss is a marble sculpture made between 1787 and 1793 by Antonio Canova. The sculptor...
Montaine Dumont 3 August 2022
Aubette: Neoplasticist Gesamtkunstwerk in Strasbourg
Have you ever visited Strasbourg in Alsace, France? It’s a charming city full of picturesque narrow and tiny houses scattered along the canals.
Magda Michalska 2 August 2022
Modern Living – Sonneveld House in Rotterdam
Visit the Sonneveld House Museum with us! It is one of the best-preserved examples of the Nieuwe Bouwen style, the Dutch branch of the International...
Joanna Kaszubowska 2 August 2022
Casa Vicens: Visit Gaudí’s First House in Barcelona
When in Barcelona, don’t miss visiting Casa Vicens, the first house designed by Antoni Gaudí, the famous Catalan architect and author of the...
Zuzanna Stańska 2 August 2022
Masterpiece Story: Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright
There are many iconic buildings, and it feels like more and more are being called that by the hour. But the list is a lot shorter if we only consider...
Joanna Kaszubowska 2 August 2022
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 1 August 2022
Art Explained – 100 Masterpieces and What They Mean by Susie Hodge, Book Review
Depending on where you stand in the “what makes art” debate, you may think that art just is – it doesn’t need to be explained. But,...
Ledys Chemin 1 August 2022
Alice Neel: The Story of Defying Convention
Today, Alice Neel is considered one of the greatest portrait painters of the 20th century. As she usually painted her friends, family, neighbors, and...
Gokce Dyson 1 August 2022
The Dog Days of Summer Are Not Over – 10 Beaches in Art
In the Northern Hemisphere we are now in the height of summer, with a heatwave after heatwave testing our ability to adapt to the changing climate.
Joanna Kaszubowska 31 July 2022
How Cubism Changed During the 20th Century
Art changed a lot during the start of the 20th century. World War I affected this transition and changed the process as many artists tried to express...
Emre Kagitci 30 July 2022
7 Amazing Chinese Museums
Thanks to the Internet, we can virtually explore the great museums that China has to offer. The country has hundreds of museums worth visiting, so...
Joanna Kaszubowska 29 July 2022
