When you think of architecture in Barcelona surely Antoni Gaudí comes to mind. Barcelona is peppered with his works like panettone with raisins. But...
Joanna Kaszubowska 3 August 2023
Welcome to the sparkling world of medieval mosaics! Although not as famous as illuminated manuscripts or stained glass, the mosaic was a popular art...
Alexandra Kiely 2 August 2023
This beautiful painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known under two titles. The first one – Two Sisters (in French: Les Deux Sœurs) was given to...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 August 2023
It’s not surprising that many artists with sisters painted their portraits, especially early in their careers. They were probably easily available...
Europeana 1 August 2023
J. M, W, Turner’s Rain, Steam, and Speed is a masterpiece of Victorian Romanticism infused with hopes, fears, and reminisces. It catapults the...
James W Singer 31 July 2023
Few artists have been as versatile and as bold as Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968). He was a painter, a sculptor, and a photographer; he was a seminal...
Guest Profile 31 July 2023
The Davies sisters grew up in a remote corner of Victorian Wales. They were religious, teetotal and never married. But these demure young women, with...
Candy Bedworth 29 July 2023
The story of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and its founder before the robbery in 1990.
Jennifer S. Musawwir 29 July 2023
As the heatwave rolls across Europe, it is certainly becoming too hot to move. And when we’re not moving, nothing is more pleasant than to lie...
Joanna Kaszubowska 27 July 2023
In Ancient Greece, vases were a commonplace item. There was no explanation needed as to what they were or how they were used. They each served a...
Rachel Witte 25 July 2023
Art itself is often closely associated with some form of solace or peace. Though not all art exists to establish in oneself an inner tranquility,...
Alina Manevskaya 24 July 2023
The year was 1901 when Picasso’s dear friend, Carles Casagemas, committed suicide. That same year, Picasso sank into a deep depression during...
Bruno Guerra 24 July 2023
