The Myth of the Minotaur: Monster or Victim?
Greek myth tell us that brave warrior Theseus kills the monstrous Minotaur in a labyrinth. But who is the villain here?
Candy Bedworth 19 September 2024
WTF Art History
Masterpiece Story: Anguish by August Friedrich Schenck
Surrounded by menacing crows, a mother sheep wails in anguish as her lifeless young lamb rests on a snowy bed. This scene, painted by August...
Montaine Dumont 18 September 2024
Unhappily Ever After: Unequal Marriage by Vasili Pukirev
Vasili Pukirev’s painting, Unequal Marriage, has a legend surrounding it. Allegedly, after looking at it all the elderly grooms refused to marry...
Elizaveta Ermakova 18 September 2024
Can You Beat This Beard? Bearded Men in Paintings
According to some fashion experts, beards reached their peak 10 years ago. However, this is not just some seasonal trend. Long, short, trimmed, or...
Magda Michalska 16 September 2024
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 16 September 2024
Unicorns in Art Across Time: From French Tapestries to Damien Hirst’s Sculptures
Unicorns, the enchanting and mythical beings, have been a captivating subject in art since ancient times, maintaining their inspirational allure for...
Ela Bobek 16 September 2024
Fascinating (and Creepy) Coffin Portraits of the Polish Nobility
In the 17th and 18th centuries, Poland was a much bigger and more important country than it is today, as it encompassed some parts of the territories...
Magda Michalska 16 September 2024
Wunderkammer – A Universe in Your Closet
How would you feel if you found a mummified crocodile in your best friend’s room? Well, pretty awkward I guess, although I imagine that you’ve...
Magda Michalska 16 September 2024
Movie Scenes Staged as Famous Paintings
In 1911 the Italian film theoretician Ricciotto Canudo defined cinema as “the seventh art”. So it’s quite natural that from its birth cinema...
Arianna Richetti 16 September 2024
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt and His Bizarre Character Heads
The so-called character heads created by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt are not only a bizarre collection of sculptures but also a unique portrayal of...
Zuzanna Stańska 16 September 2024
Contrapposto 101 – It’s All in the Pose
If you are taking an introductory art history course in school this semester, you’ll soon be talking a lot about contrapposto. I remember hearing...
Alexandra Kiely 13 September 2024
Feeling Blue? Color Psychology and Its Use in Art
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 10 September 2024
