Misunderstood Music, Forbidden Romance and Richard Gerstl’s Art
When an avant-garde composer and painter becomes friends with an avant-garde painter, their relationship will be a stormy one. And if the wife of one...
Magda Michalska 22 May 2018
WTF Art History
In Life, In Art, Till Death Do Us Part: The Romance Of Georgina And Lucílio de Albuquerque
Do you like art history and love stories? You’ve come to the right place because here we have both! Today we present the story of love and art...
Rute Ferreira 27 April 2018
Why is Klimt Famous?
Gustav Klimt, born in Austria in 1862, is celebrated as one of the most valued artists in the history of art. But, why is Klimt famous? Why exactly...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 28 March 2018
Charles Santore Exhibition at Woodmere Art Museum
Charles Santore is an American illustrator of magazines, advertisements, and books. He’s had a successful career working on magazine covers like TV...
Alexandra Kiely 12 March 2018
And it’s War! The Art Of The War Wounded
Being an English teacher, so much of what I look at is linked to the literary world. With the previous examination specification, we used to be...
Wendy Gray 27 February 2018
Five Ideas For Valentine’s Day Inspired By Art History
Valentine’s Day is here and the internet is full of advice on how to make this day special. We’re joining with a few ideas inspired by art...
Europeana 14 February 2018
Paintings, Celebrities, And Pancakes, Pancakes, Pancakes
Happy Pancake Day, that is Shrove Tuesday, the last day of carnival season. For Christians, Lent starts tomorrow and this is the last chance to eat ...
Magda Michalska 13 February 2018
Picasso, Monet And Pigeons – An Unlikely Trio
Have you ever wished you could teach your parrot or canary some new tricks? Clearly, the Japanese scientists – Shigeru Watanabe, Junko Sakamoto...
Wojtek Rozdzenski 2 February 2018
The Real Story of the Goddess Gifs
People are going crazy over these goddess gifs – 24 ancient female statues shaking what their mothers gave them. Artist Nina Paley created the...
Alexandra Kiely 27 January 2018
Fernando Botero And His Remakes Of Classic Masterpieces
I must tell you something in secret – I love Fernando Botero’s works. There is something really interesting in his paintings.
Zuzanna Stańska 15 January 2018
Women’s Place Is In The Kitchen: The Story of Dutch Genre Painting
One of the unquestionable masters of Dutch genre painting was Jan Vermeer. However, today I want to present two less known painters: Peter de Hooch...
Magda Michalska 11 January 2018
Why Babies in Medieval Paintings Look Like Ugly Old Men
The reason is: at the time, philosophers thought that Christ was born like a “perfectly formed and unchanged” man, aka he came out...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 December 2017
