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 7 April 2021
Animals
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 6 April 2021
Celebrating Chinese New Year: Which Ox Would You Choose?
Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival celebrates the beginning of a new year based on the lunisolar calendar. In 2021, the first day of the Chinese...
Marina Kochetkova 12 February 2021
Tsuguharu Foujita: The Cat Master
While there are many artists who can be called cat-lovers, only one can be called the master of cats. Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita was a...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 August 2020
2019: Year of the Pig and Pigs in Painting
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2019 is the year closing the twelve-year lunar calendar cycle. It’s named after the Pig because according to...
Magda Michalska 4 January 2019
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
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
The Best of Leda and the Swan Paintings
If you ever see a painting presenting a girl with a swan – it must be Leda. Leda and the Swan is a story from Greek mythology in which the god...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 February 2017
