Masterpiece Story: Buddha Dated 338
Buddha dated 338 is a masterpiece of Buddhist art and Chinese art with deep historical significance. It exemplifies the early blending of Indian...
James W Singer 14 December 2025
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Masterpiece Story: The Bayon Temple in Cambodia
The Bayon Temple is located at the heart of Angkor Thom and served as the state temple of the Emperor Jayavarman VII. It is a mountain temple built...
Maya M. Tola 14 December 2025
Masterpiece Story: Venerable Celestial Bodhiruma
Imperial Chinese art has a long history stretching through many dynasties and many centuries. Many social, political, and economic factors have...
James W Singer 14 December 2025
Edvard Munch’s Vampire: A Scary Femme Fatale or a Tender Lover?
Like The Scream or Madonna, Vampire is one of Edvard Munch’s most famous artworks. But what if we view it as something more than a folklore...
Guest Author 12 December 2025
Edvard Munch’s Life in Photos
Naturally, Edvard Munch is best known for his paintings. However, he was also one of the first of the generation of painters who dabbled in amateur...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 December 2025
Ethel Reed—When a Meteor Crossed the Night Sky of Art Nouveau
If you’ve heard of Ethel Reed, you are probably either a devotee of late-19th-century American poster art or an art history student. After the...
Wen Gu 12 December 2025
Masterpiece Story: Madonna by Edvard Munch
The Norwegian painter Edvard Munch realized the colored lithograph Madonna in 1895. He is considered the precursor of Expressionism, therefore his...
Maia Heguiaphal 11 December 2025
Leonor Fini: I’m Not a Muse, I’m an Artist
Leonor Fini didn’t agree with André Breton about the role of women in art: the father of Surrealism saw women solely as muses inspiring male...
Magda Michalska 11 December 2025
Dalí and Gala—The Love Story
Today, we present the story of Salvador Dalí and Gala—his wife, without whom Dalí would have never become an icon of modern art. Carl van...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 December 2025
Women in Rossetti’s Life and Art: Muses and Lovers
Anyone who knows of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood will remember their style by the representation of a very particular type of woman—those with...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 10 December 2025
Art Nouveau: 10 Most Beautiful Buildings in the World
Art Nouveau was an international style in architecture and design that emerged in the late 19th century. With so many options to choose from, it is...
Rachel Witte 10 December 2025
Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin: It’s Complicated
There is a common saying that behind every great man, there is a great woman. It was no exception for the legendary sculptor, generally considered...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 December 2025
