Dragons in East Asian Art
Imagination is the only limit to the stories and myths about dragons. From East to West, storytellers paint them as creatures of fire, of deep...
Yifan Xia 17 November 2025
Animals
Creepy Art History: 10 Bugs and Critters Hiding in Paintings
Creepy-crawlies: bugs, lizards, and insects. You either love them or hate them. But one place you may have thought they wouldn’t appear is in fine...
Kristin Urban 31 October 2025
QUIZ: Who Painted This Cat?
Lisa Scalone 27 October 2025
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
The Radical and Rebellious Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur's vivid animal portraits made her one of France's richest 19th century artist. Her unconventional personal life is fascinating!
Candy Bedworth 17 October 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Tortoise Trainer by Osman Hamdi Bey
Osman Hamdi Bey’s The Tortoise Trainer shows an elderly man patiently working with a group of turtles. Drawing on his time in Paris and his...
Guest Author 13 October 2025
Death by Art: The Story Behind Luis Jiménez’ Iconic Blue Mustang
Creating art is not usually a very dangerous endeavor, but for Luis Jiménez, it unfortunately was. This is the story of a misunderstood piece of art...
Rachel Istvan 7 October 2025
A Hero and Mythical Creatures: Famous Spiders in Art
Spiders disturb the majority of the people. Even though they are much smaller, and thus much less powerful than us, we cannot help but fear their...
Belkıs Pesen 2 October 2025
Dogs in Modern Art: From Greyhounds and Dachshunds to Keith Haring’s Canine Symbolism
Dogs have been inspiring artists for centuries, capturing their beauty, movement, and character on canvas. From Amadeo de Souza Cardoso’s elegant...
Joanna Kaszubowska 29 September 2025
Morris Hirshfield and His Bizarre Animals
It is a common opinion that if you would like to start a career in arts, you should begin as early as possible. But talent knows no boundaries, and...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 September 2025
Famous Lobsters in Art
Lobsters, large marine crustaceans, have been eaten by humans since prehistoric times. They became a delicacy by the Roman period. They were also...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 September 2025
The Unbelievable Story of Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts
If you’ve ever watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you probably remember the scene when the vicious killer bunny (which, as we remember,...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 September 2025
