Roy Lichtenstein’s Art Quiz For Every Art Historian
Pop art is popping up again! Yet this time, it won’t at all reveal the mechanisms of the modern society with its mass product, celebrities and...
Magda Michalska 10 June 2017
WTF Art History
Art Nouveau Explained in GIFs
The Art Nouveau Season on Europeana explores the depth and diversity of the influential art movement and features beautiful Art Nouveau jewellery,...
Europeana 7 June 2017
When the Inquisition Met Nude Maja
Which one do you prefer? The Nude Maja or The Clothed Maja? This question might have been asked by the painter Francisco Goya when he completed...
Magda Michalska 21 May 2017
Kanye West’s Favourite Artists
Kanye West- a one-man band, a man who made himself a star. Not only is he a musician, but as his recent activity proves, he is passionate about...
Magda Michalska 20 May 2017
Are You Into Illusions? Oops, It’s Op Art again!
Ever been to an optometrist? Then you probably know these graphic cards which check whether you are colour blind. I remember how stressed I always...
Magda Michalska 22 April 2017
Jeff Koons And Louis Vuitton Bags – A Perfect Match?
Jeff Koons was always an enfant terrible of contemporary art. This time, by working on the new collection “Masters” with Louis Vuitton he...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 April 2017
Pablo Picasso’s Bulls: On The Road To Simplicity
Pablo Picasso’s bulls are something that once seen, cannot be forgotten. The Bull is a series of 11 lithographs created around Christmas in...
Zuzanna Stańska 19 April 2017
Map of Famous Artworks In Europe. Do You Know All Of Them?
An ingenious mapmaker halfabluesky has posted this map of Europe on Reddit, featuring well known paintings as the graphic for each territory. Do you...
Zuzanna Stańska 17 April 2017
What An Egg! Easter Egg Art Edition
Egg – the symbol of life, the victory over death, new beginnings and recoveries. And one of those gracious subjects in art which seems to be...
Magda Michalska 16 April 2017
Crucifixions, Bones and Gruesome Bodies
Easter is coming! But before the happy celebration and dancing with bunnies in the garden, Christians go through a Triduum, a three day period...
Magda Michalska 15 April 2017
Art Models XXL? No Photoshop Allowed!
The recent row over the Cannes poster featuring a famous actress Claudia Cardinale, who was slimmed with photoshop by poster designers Cannes...
Magda Michalska 7 April 2017
Stendhal Syndrome: An Art Attack?
If you’ve witnessed someone fainting in front of great masterpieces, it could have been Stendhal Syndrome—an art lover’s...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 April 2017
