Carel Fabritius in 10 Paintings: Rembrandt’s Most Promising Pupil
Any biography of Carel Fabritius (Dutch, 1622–1654) is necessarily short; there simply is not much known about him. He was born in Beemster, a...
Tom Anderson 9 December 2024
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Diego Rivera: The Controversial Story of Man at the Crossroads
At the suggestion of his mother, Nelson Rockefeller commissioned Diego Rivera, a passionate Mexican socialist artist, to paint the mural that was...
Ruxi Rusu 9 December 2024
Masterpiece Story: Woman at Her Toilet by Jan Steen
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James W Singer 8 December 2024
Masterpiece Story: Conscript’s Farewell by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Conscript’s Farewell is a masterpiece by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller. It explores a family’s reaction to the conscription of their beloved...
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Masterpiece Story: Gallant Conversation by Gerard ter Borch
Gallant Conversation by Gerard ter Borch is a genre painting filled with a mysterious narrative. What are the three people doing? Why are they in a...
James W Singer 8 December 2024
Artists and Paintings: Everything You Need to Know About Impressionism
Impressionism has become one of the most significant movements of modern art. The names of Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, or Edgar Degas are...
Nataliia Pecherska 8 December 2024
The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Thomas Nast’s Santa Claus
Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, Old St. Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Papa Noel, Weihnachtsmann. Whatever your culture is, he is a man of many...
Rachel Witte 6 December 2024
Yes, Santa Claus Is Real! His Name Is St. Nicholas
Who dressed in winter robes, bestowed gifts under the cover of night, and became a hero to children? This describes Nicholas of Myra, a Middle...
Helen Jeffery 6 December 2024
Vintage Claus Is Coming to Town
Today is Saint Nicholas Day, a holiday children across the world love because they get little treats if they are good (look up the Dutch version of...
Magda Michalska 6 December 2024
Haddon Sundblom: The Artist Behind the Coca-Cola Santa Claus
Various illustrated depictions of the old St. Nicholas, or Bishop of Myra, have existed for centuries, bringing to life his story. Yet, in the end,...
Maria Frazzoni 6 December 2024
Ed Wheeler’s Santa Classics: Santa Claus and Masterpieces
Photographer Ed Wheeler has been dressing up as Santa Claus for years and posing in hilarious compositions. He started over 20 years ago with...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 December 2024
5 Facts about the Counter-Reformation in Art You Need to Know
The Counter-Reformation was the Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation spreading through Europe during the Renaissance.
Anna Ingram 5 December 2024
