The Spectacle of Victorian Spirit Photography
Is seeing believing? In 19th-century London, this question captivated everyone who entered Frederick Hudson’s spirit photography studio—from...
Emily Snow 20 December 2022
WTF Art History
Get Inspired: Famous Painters’ Bedrooms
Moving houses is an enterprise, isn’t it? Packing, getting rid of useless but loved items, sending boxes with winter clothes… Maybe peering...
Magda Michalska 10 December 2022
The Sad Story of Vincent van Gogh and His Lovers
Vincent van Gogh’s love life was a really sad one. The list of the artist’s lovers is full of unsuccessful advances and rejections. This is the...
Zuzanna Stańska 4 December 2022
Between Art and Engineering: Kinetic Beasts by 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 1 December 2022
The Most Bizarre Building in Scotland: Pineapple House
You likely would not connect pineapples and architecture, right? Wrong! There exists a real artistic folly, and not in Las Vegas where such a...
Magda Michalska 30 November 2022
The Night — Ten Beautiful Nocturne Paintings
Nocturne paintings may be employed to convey an array of meanings. The simple depiction of the time of day can often convey an air of drama and...
Maya M. Tola 29 November 2022
The Night Sky: 10 Nocturnal Paintings You Will Love
Few things in life are more moving than the night sky on a cloudless evening. Artists have been fascinated by it for so long! The night has inspired...
Ruxi Rusu 29 November 2022
When in Mexico: Mysterious and Beautiful Flower Crowned Nun Portraits
Gambol into the lobby of most Mexican hotels, or visit any antique store in Mexico, and you’re bound to find a portrait of an 18th or 19th-century...
Guest Profile 23 November 2022
Inkulinati – Medieval Manuscripts Come to Life in a New Video Game
If you’ve ever wanted to step inside a medieval manuscript, here’s your chance. Inkulinati, an incoming strategy-based video game, was inspired...
Alexandra Kiely 15 November 2022
Not Only in Movies: The Apocalypse in Art
Recently, all over the world people have felt like they were “in the middle of the apocalypse”. Why does everyone naturally associate that word...
Camilla de Laurentis 7 November 2022
Masterpiece Story: Cleopatra by Alexandre Cabanel
Queen Cleopatra is a popular subject today – as she was in the late 19th century. Alexandre Cabanel’s Cleopatra explores a single moment of her...
James W Singer 3 November 2022
Art Only Exists Because Death Exists. Skulls in Art
Dia De Los Muertos is celebrated every year across Mexico. A far cry from the Western commercial horror-fest of Halloween, it is a glorious...
Candy Bedworth 2 November 2022
