The Italian Renaissance: A Brief Guide
To the general public, the Italian Renaissance is the pinnacle of art history. More than 500 years on, it’s still the subject of blockbuster...
Alexandra Kiely 20 October 2021
Art History 101
The Ultimate Question: Why Should You Learn About Art?
Art creates emotions and, generally, you either like a certain piece of art or you don’t. But despite that, what is valid for everything else is...
Petra Dragasevic 1 October 2021
Masterpiece of the Week: Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms by Pieter Aertsen
Pieter Aertsen’s Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms is an interesting painting as it provides a wonderful glimpse into the varied...
James W Singer 12 September 2021
All You Need to Know About Color Field Painting
Ready for a rollercoaster ride through the world of color field painting? Strap yourself in, it’s going to be a long and wild ride! This...
Candy Bedworth 4 September 2021
Best 15 Fashion Photographers of All Time
From the very first moment of the invention of photography in 1816 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, the newly discovered medium became used in various...
Rafal Skolimowski 16 August 2021
Top 5 Most Famous Print Series in Art
Printmaking, the art of printing artworks on paper, developed in the 15th century when paper became widely available in Europe. Gutenberg’s...
Anastasia Manioudaki 11 August 2021
Genres Explained: Still Life in Painting
Let’s explore the history of still life through a selection of 10 paintings corresponding to two key moments: the 17th century in the...
Soledad Castillo Jara 11 August 2021
All About Cuban Modernism in Five Artworks
Let's find out how Cuban Modernism happened!
Natalia Tiberio 1 August 2021
All the Fun of the Fair: Carousels, Roundabouts, and Merry-Go-Rounds in Art
Carousels, roundabouts, and Merry-Go-Rounds have a long history documented in art, stemming back to the time of the crusades. It was used as a method...
Wendy Gray 16 July 2021
Symbolism Special: Jacek Malczewski’s Dates with Death
Jacek Malczewski is one of the most important Polish symbolist painters. Malczewski is associated with the Young Poland movement (Młoda Polska), a...
Magda Michalska 15 July 2021
All You Should Know About the Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I
A famous print, known as Melencolia I created by Albrecht Dürer is one of the most intriguing works in art history. In this modest monochromatic...
Zuzanna Stańska 2 July 2021
Take Me Down to My Boat on the River: Rivers in Famous Paintings
From the dawn of civilization, rivers have been the crux of human life. Most great cities are built around rivers. We use them for sustenance,...
Anastasia Manioudaki 31 May 2021
