The Mystery of Vincent Van Gogh’s Death
Vincent van Gogh's death occurred in the early morning of 29 July 1890, in his room at the Auberge Ravoux in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise in...
Zuzanna Stańska 30 March 2017
Artist Stories
Gustav Klimt And Emilie Flöge – The Everlasting Friendship
Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge were inseparable for years. Although it was never proven that there was something romantic between the two of them...
Zuzanna Stańska 25 March 2017
Alphonse Mucha, Art Nouveau master
Alphonse Mucha is perhaps the artist most publicly associated with Art Nouveau. Today we explore the life and work of the Czech master. This month...
Europeana 16 March 2017
10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Michelangelo
Guess who is the birthday boy today? It's Michelangelo Buonarroti, painter, sculptor and architect was born in Caprese, Italy on March 6, 1475. He is...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 March 2017
Dali And Gala – The Love Story
There is a saying that behind every great man there's a great woman. Today we present one of the truest examples of that. This is the story of...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 February 2017
5 Paintings By Piet Mondrian You Wouldn’t Believe Were His
Piet Mondrian, one of the founders of the Dutch modern movement De Stijl, is mostly known for his pure abstractions from the 1920s, reduced to lines...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 February 2017
David Bomberg – A New Machinery For Picture Making
Go into any art gallery the length and breadth of the UK and you are bound to find a Bomberg. David Bomberg, born in Birmingham in 1890 to...
Wendy Gray 25 January 2017
Everything You Must Know About Parmigianino
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) was born on this day in 1503. Happy Birthday! This great Italian Mannerist painter and...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 January 2017
Before Boccioni Turned Futurist
Very few artists developed their styles early in the careers. Most of them were searching for the new means of expression for their entire lives,...
Magda Michalska 10 January 2017
Harald Sohlberg, The Solitary Genius
Harald Sohlberg was a Norwegian painter whose works can be described as "Neo-romantic". He is particularly known for his depictions of the mountains...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 January 2017
The Mystery Of Vincent Van Gogh’s Photos
Vincent van Gogh famously recorded himself in numerous self-portraits, but he hated photography and supposedly he never sat for a photo as an adult.
Zuzanna Stańska 4 January 2017
Everything You Must Know About Sandro Botticelli
Sandro Botticelli - everyone knows his name and his The Birth of Venus and Primavera. This master of Early Renaissance belonged to the Florentine...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 January 2017
