
Painting of the Week: Valentin Serov, Princess Olga Orlova

The Story of Vincent van Gogh’s Bedroom and Its Three Versions
The Mysterious Road From Edvard Munch’s The Scream
January 8, 2021The Scream by Edvard Munch is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It’s pretty obvious why – its expression and the way the pain and the anxiety of the man are depicted is universal for...
Painting of the Week: Saint George and the Dragon
January 3, 2021There is a skirmish between the hero and the villain. Fabrics whip about, horse hoofs trample, and a dying scream erupts as Saint George slaughters the Dragon. The Christian saint kills the horrible creature as an act of...
Painting of the Week: Cuno Amiet, Snowy Landscape (Deep Winter)
December 27, 2020These are the shortest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s dark and cold outside, but there are two things which brighten the night – Christmas lights and snow, and this week’s painting is all about...
Painting of the Week: Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi
December 20, 2020More than 2 billion people in more than 160 countries will celebrate Christmas this coming Friday. To mark this global Christian holiday, we explore a beautiful altarpiece which features scenes of great pomp and circumstance. Let us venture...
Painting of the Week: Adolph Menzel, The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes)
December 13, 2020The 19th century, the age of steel and steam, witnessed not only the developments of the industry but also of the new themes in painting. Now, simple workers found their place next to mythological heroes and saints, you...
Painting of the Week: Alf Rolfsen, The Big Station
December 6, 2020Steam, breath and sweat combine into a pulsating cloud filling the railway station with energy and anticipation. Everyone is in motion either towards or away from the trains and it is here that journeys begin and journeys end....
Painting of the Week: James Barry, King Lear Weeping over the Dead Body of Cordelia
November 29, 2020King Lear by William Shakespeare is a great tragedy that centers around ideas such as loyalty, familial bonds, and remorse. The painter of this work, James Barry, was generally interested in subject matters drawn from mythological figures and...
