Beyond The Scream: Edvard Munch in 10 Paintings
Edvard Munch is defined by The Scream as an artist of angst, alienation, and agony. Yet he had a long, prolific, and varied career, producing...
Catriona Miller 21 July 2025
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I Put a Spell on You—Vodou Art
Vodou is one of the most misunderstood belief systems in the world. Derided by the Church and popular culture, in fact it is a fascinating system of...
Candy Bedworth 21 July 2025
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Petra Dragasevic 21 July 2025
The Story of Norman Rockwell’s Forgotten Model
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Guest Author 21 July 2025
Max Ernst and Birds: A Relationship Explained Through Paintings
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Anastasia Tsaleza 21 July 2025
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Wendy Gray 21 July 2025
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Zuzanna Stańska 21 July 2025
Pillow Talk Stories: The Comfiest Beds in Paintings
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Maia Heguiaphal 21 July 2025
Masterpiece Story: Woman in a Large Hat by Caesar van Everdingen
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Alessia Caldana 20 July 2025
Masterpiece Story: Donkey Rides on the Beach by Isaac Israëls
As part of our link-up with the Rijksmuseum, here is one of Isaac Israel’s beach scenes. Donkey Rides is painted with a breezy freedom that...
Catriona Miller 20 July 2025
Masterpiece Story: Sunlight and Shadow by Albert Bierstadt
Sunlight and Shadow is a beautiful painting made by Albert Bierstadt in 1862. It shows a chapel at the Castle of Lowenburg, in Wilhelmshöhe,...
Alexandra Kiely 20 July 2025
