
Frida Kahlo and the Symbolism in Her Art

Painting of the Week: Pieter de Ring, Still Life with a Golden Goblet
How to Look Great: Rococo Women Beauty Guide
February 4, 2021How to look great? That is the question! Let’s refer to the most splendid and opulent period of history: the 18th century. The Enlightenment era was likely the first feminist wave because of the powerful women who came...
The 12 Days of Christmas
December 25, 2020In the spirit of the festive season, our gift to you is the 12 days of Christmas retold in artworks. The Twelve Days of Christmas is a carol with roots in 18th-century England, heavy with symbolism and tradition....
Do You “Pronkstill”Even? Social Media of the Dutch Golden Age
October 24, 2020Carefully arranged plates of food surrounded by carefully planned out backgrounds, images with hidden meanings, a snapshot of wealth… What may sound like an average display of life through our modern-day social media accounts is actually a well-curated...
Max Ernst and Birds: A Relationship Explained Through Paintings
July 2, 2020Max Ernst (1891–1976) was a prolific German avant-garde artist. He was a pioneer in the early 20th century movements of Dada and Surrealism and developed a number of inventive artistic techniques. Ernst had the ability to make the...
Carnations in Art
June 15, 2020Carnations have been called the flower of the gods and have a long history that dates back thousands of years. This beautiful flower has many meanings and stories associated with it in different corners of the world. For example,...
Cook Like an Artist! Kitchen Inspiration from Art History
June 9, 2020For hundreds of years, kitchens in art were the undesirable work place of unsavory maids, tucked away below the luxurious living spaces of the upper class. During the mid-16th century, Northern Renaissance artists, such as Pieter Aertsen, began...
Boys with Plants in Art (Hotties Alert!)
May 18, 2020Boys and men posing with plants and flowers is a popular theme in art. The concept was revisited on Instagram, a social media platform on the account @boyswithplants. Although Instagram photographs focus on plants for their aesthetic appeal,...
