Masterpiece Story: Journey of Thomas Gainsborough’s Blue Boy
Originally titled A Portrait of a Young Gentleman, this iconic painting by Thomas Gainsborough was first presented at the Royal Academy exhibition of...
Maya Tola 29 November 2021
Masterpiece Stories
Between Art and Engineering: Kinetic Beasts of Theo Jansen
Theo Jansen, a Dutch contemporary artist, a sculptor, an engineer, and most significantly, a visionary. The universe in his mind along with his...
Caroline Galambosova 29 November 2021
Masterpiece Stories: Yaxchilán Lintel 24
Yaxchilán Lintel 24 is an iconic image of Pre-Columbian art. It easily represents the vitality, mystery, and fascination surrounding the Mayan...
James W Singer 27 November 2021
Masterpiece Story: George Henry Boughton, Pilgrims Going to Church
This week’s masterpiece is Pilgrims Going to Church by George Henry Boughton (1833-1905). Even though Boughton grew up in America, he was born...
Alexandra Kiely 25 November 2021
Masterpiece Story: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Divan Japonais
Divan Japonais is a lithograph poster by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec which was an ad for a café-chantant of this exact name. The poster is like a...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 November 2021
Masterpiece Story: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Aristide Bruant in his Cabaret
In the 1890s Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was one of a group of young avant-garde artists whose color lithography was a vehicle for innovative...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 November 2021
Masterpiece Story: Claude Monet, Meules
Claude Monet, the master of Impressionism, loved to paint in series. The one with haystacks (in French called meules) is his most well-known, which...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 November 2021
Masterpiece Story: The Kensingtons at Laventie by Eric Kennington
The painting The Kensingtons at Laventie, which we present today, is Eric Kennington’s most famous work. It has been described as “one of...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 November 2021
Masterpiece Story: The Arnolfini Portrait
The Arnolfini Portrait is as enigmatic as it is iconic. Painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, it spawns a lot of speculation – over half a century...
Vithória Konzen Dill 4 November 2021
Masterpiece Stories: Nicolaes Maes, Old Woman Dozing
Introduction 123 ABC. Nicolaes Maes, Old Woman Dozing, ca 1656, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels,...
James W Singer 24 October 2021
Masterpiece of the Week: Pieter Bruegel’s Children’s Games
Children’s Games is one of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s most famous paintings. Just like in other works of his, it is debatable whether it was...
Irina Diana Calu 17 October 2021
Masterpiece Story: Jacob van Swanenburgh, Aeneas Taken by the Sibyl to the Underworld
Aeneas Taken by the Sibyl to the Underworld is one of only 11 known surviving works by Jacob van Swanenburgh. It is a rare gem of late Renaissance...
James W Singer 10 October 2021
