The Temptress and the Slave: Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife in Art
The Old Testament story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife has served as a great source of inspiration for artists over the centuries. This vivid...
Maya M. Tola 26 February 2026
Love Story
Masterpiece Story: Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera by Jean-Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) was the most influential French painter of the 18th century. His painting Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera...
James W Singer 22 February 2026
Masterpiece Story: April Love by Arthur Hughes
Today’s Masterpiece Story is about April Love—Arthur Hughes’ most celebrated artwork that perfectly embodies the Pre-Raphaelite...
Arianna Richetti 15 February 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Declaration of Love by Jean-François de Troy
Jean-François de Troy’s The Declaration of Love is a masterpiece of Rococo genre art featuring a universal moment of anguish and...
James W Singer 15 February 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Lovers by René Magritte
You must have already encountered René Magritte’s series of paintings on lovers marked by his unmistakable surreal style and renowned wit.
Zuzanna Stańska 15 February 2026
QUIZ: Famous Art Couples
Zuzanna Stańska 14 February 2026
QUIZ: Love in Art
Anastasia Manioudaki 14 February 2026
10 Paintings About Love from the Dutch Golden Age
Love is everywhere in 17th-century Dutch painting, but it rarely announces itself loudly. Instead, it is subtle and nuanced, seen through half-open...
Tom Anderson 12 February 2026
How Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Was Inspired by the Late Medieval Tapestry
In Charles Perrault’s 17th-century literary world, knights, dragons, and spellbound princesses persisted centuries after the topic diminished. As...
Anna Ingram 23 January 2026
Paint Me Like One of Your French Girls: The Life and Business of Agostina Segatori
Agostina Segatori’s face is most widely recognized in the works of famous artists between 1860 and 1887. Her Italian features inspired many...
Yasmin Ozkan 22 December 2025
Dalí and Gala—The Love Story
Today, we present the story of Salvador Dalí and Gala—his wife, without whom Dalí would have never become an icon of modern art. Carl van...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 December 2025
The Revolutionary Love Affair of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz
The American painter Georgia O’Keeffe is best known for her abstract representations of flowers and desert landscapes. American photographer Alfred...
Mary Margaret Swets, 10 December 2025
