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History

5 Artists Flirting with Nazis

When it comes to art and Nazis, attention often goes to those artists persecuted as creators of so-called “Degenerate Art” or robbed of their...

Jimena Escoto 5 February 2026

Art Travels

The Most Colorful Places in the World

A masterpiece is not solely an artist’s work, it can also be committed by our wonderful Mother Nature. Mountains, beaches, forests and meadows are...

Anuradha Sroha 5 February 2026

Contemporary Art

Human Machines, Pigs & Gothic Trucks: Wim Delvoye’s Surprising Art

Have you ever seen a pig covered in an oriental carpet, a cement truck with Gothic motifs, or a silver DNA string with crucifixes? These are the...

Michel Rutten 5 February 2026

Animals

The World of Animals Created by Hans Hoffmann

Hans Hoffmann was a 16th-century German painter and draftsman. He was an artist in the court of Rudolph II (the one who loved arts and was probably...

Zuzanna Stańska 5 February 2026

Animals

Henry Moore’s Sheep

Henry Spencer Moore was a famous English artist. Although his primary role was as a sculptor, there are lots of examples of his sketches. His forms...

Candy Bedworth 5 February 2026

A dark brown horse rears on its hind legs; an olive green background: George Stubbs, Whistlejacket, c.1762, The National Gallery, London, UK. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Whistlejacket by George Stubbs

If you visit London’s National Gallery, you can’t miss Whistlejacket. George Stubbs’ life-size, rearing stallion is visible down a...

Catriona Miller 5 February 2026

Women Artists

A Lesson in Illustration—The Whimsical Characters of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter, best known for the charming tale of Peter Rabbit, inspired the minds of budding young novelists and illustrators alike. Her most...

Tony Heathfield 5 February 2026

Museum Stories

How a Dutch Still Life Made Its Way Home After WWII

What happens to artworks and cultural treasures as a nation prepares for war? In the case of Jan van Huysum’s Vase of Flowers, the Dutch still...

Natalia Iacobelli 4 February 2026

History

The Schloss Collection: A Story of War, Looting, and Restitution

Among the many artistic depredations that devastated France under Nazi rule, the looting of the Schloss collection came to be seen as a defining...

Javier Abel Miguel 4 February 2026

Varian Fry at his desk. RBML. Surrealism

The Artist Schindler’s List: How Varian Fry Rescued Artists from Burning Europe

At the outbreak of World War II, Varian Fry, a US journalist, volunteered to travel to Marseille to assist in the repatriation of Europe’s...

Javier Abel Miguel 4 February 2026

History

10 Most Important Masterpieces Lost During World War II

Art theft and looting occurred on a massive scale during World War II. It all started with Adolf Hitler’s unsuccessful career as an artist. He was...

Zuzanna Stańska 4 February 2026

Museum Stories

The Story of Hitler’s Unrealized Art Museum in Linz

The Hitler’s Museum – originally in German called Das Führermuseum, was luckily an unrealized art museum within a cultural complex planned by...

Zuzanna Stańska 4 February 2026