WTF Art History

Rococo

Jean-Étienne Liotard Breakfast Scenes

The 18th-century painter, miniaturist, and pastelist Jean-Étienne Liotard is perhaps one of the most eccentric artists of his time. Known for his...

Anna Ingram 28 October 2025

Wayne Thiebaud, Cakes, 1963 Dine & Wine

Desserts in Paintings for Art Lovers with a Sweet Tooth

If you’re craving something sweet our selection of desserts represented in paintings will help you survive. I’ve prepared something I can...

Magda Michalska 28 October 2025

Museum Stories

All Around the World with 12 Cat Museums: A Comprehensive Guide for Feline Art Enthusiasts

Cat museums offer a delightful blend of art, history, and feline fascination, attracting cat lovers from all over the globe. Step into a world where...

Ela Bobek 27 October 2025

Cats

QUIZ: Who Painted This Cat?

Lisa Scalone 27 October 2025

WTF Art History

5 Translation Mistakes That Changed Art History

Why did Michelangelo portray Moses with horns? Why are there monkeys in Giulio Romano’s Chamber of Giants? And why does the Nativity scene...

Arianna Richetti 27 October 2025

Cats

Black Cats in Art for Spooky Season

The enigmatic black cat, shrouded in mystery and often associated with magic and witchcraft, has a prominent role in the realm of art. Let’s...

Andreea Iancu 27 October 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Sleeping Venus by Giorgione and Titian

Giorgione and Titian’s Sleeping Venus is a masterpiece of the Venetian Renaissance school of painting. It explores sensual nudity through a...

James W Singer 26 October 2025

Quiz

Halloween QUIZ: Do You Know These Spooky Paintings?

Katerina Papouliou 25 October 2025

Sonia Delaunay, Blaise Cendrars, La prose du Sonia Robert Delaunay, Transsibérien et de la Petite Jehanne de France, 1913 Love Story

The Visual Vibrations of Sonia and Robert Delaunay

Soulmates in both life and art, Sonia and Robert Delaunay formed what is probably the most extraordinary creative partnership in art history. Cubism, colour and passion - read on!

Candy Bedworth 24 October 2025

A captivating painting illustrating a spider web alongside a spider woman with other creatures, symbolizing connection and fragility. Bizarre

Spooky Strokes: 10 Paintings for a Haunting Halloween

As autumn’s chill arrives, let’s explore some eerie and supernatural art for Halloween. We’ll showcase 10 artworks (paintings and...

Lisa Scalone 23 October 2025

WTF Art History

The Art of Adolf Hitler: Idyllic Paintings of a Monster

Adolf Hitler is one of history’s most notorious dictators. After coming to power as Führer of Nazi Germany, he and his followers were responsible...

Abreeza Thomas 23 October 2025

Music

Farinelli—The Best Castrato in Portraits

Castrati were male singers who had been castrated before puberty to retain the so-called voce bianca, that is unmutated voice, which therefore was...

Magda Michalska 23 October 2025