İbrahim Çallı: Impressionism in Turkish Painting
Impressionist İbrahim Çallı’s paintings portrayed the society in which he lived in a very raw sense. Born in Turkey, educated in France and...
Merve Parla 3 September 2022
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When Your Collection Takes Over Your House – Sir John Soane’s Museum
A unique museum that transports us into the past in a way not many museums can, Sir John Soane’s Museum is actually Soane’s house, preserved,...
Joanna Kaszubowska 2 September 2022
Armchair Travels – London Landmarks in Painting
Since everybody seemed to enjoy visiting Paris through paintings, why not take a look at London? Just like Paris, London is a popular destination for...
Alexandra Kiely 2 September 2022
School and Learning in the Eyes of Artists
The last two years since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic changed a lot about the way children and students attend school and university. While...
Europeana 1 September 2022
Last Days of Summer in Art
The end of summer is approaching and these last days of sunshine create a kind of melancholic feeling. You would probably like to reflect on the past...
Michel Rutten 31 August 2022
Constance Marie Charpentier – The Great Forgotten
Constance Marie Charpentier (1767-1849) was a French painter. You have never heard of her? That’s nothing weird, she is one of the plenty of...
Zuzanna Stańska 30 August 2022
Angelica Kauffman – Paintings by the Queen of Neoclassical Art
Swiss painter Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) was one of the greats amongst the Neoclassical artists. Through her portraits and history paintings, she...
Alexandra Kiely 30 August 2022
Masterpiece Story: Leonidas at Thermopylae by Jacques-Louis David
Whether you are within an academic environment or at a coffee shop, when the term “Neoclassicism” and its huge influence on the visual...
Erol Degirmenci 30 August 2022
Artistic Families: Does Having an Artist Parent Seal Your Fate?
Imagine growing up with an artist mother or father. Watching them create art or making work together could spark your artistic passion. And,...
Marga Patterson 29 August 2022
Evelyn De Morgan, The Pre-Raphaelite Sister You May Not Know
Welcome to the work of Evelyn De Morgan. Jewel rich colors, gorgeously draped figures and a feminist message – what’s not to like? But why is her...
Candy Bedworth 28 August 2022
All About Sailing in Painting
I’ve sailed only once or twice in my whole life but I can still remember the empowering feeling of liberation that I felt when on the water.
Magda Michalska 26 August 2022
Wild Women of the Waves – Art of Ships Figureheads
A figurehead is a carved and painted figure ornamenting the bow of a ship (that’s the front to us landlubbers!). For thousands of years, people...
Candy Bedworth 26 August 2022
