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
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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...
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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
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John Singer Sargent in 10 Paintings
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Catriona Miller 3 February 2026
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Although The Courtauld Gallery remains closed due to ongoing refurbishment, its masterpieces are far from out of sight. In 2018, the National Gallery...
Joanna Kaszubowska 3 February 2026
Arenig School: Wild Bohemians and Welsh Mountains
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Candy Bedworth 3 February 2026
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The Glasgow Boys were a group of Scottish Impressionists who placed the city of Glasgow on the artistic scene in the last third of the 19th century.
Andra Patricia Ritisan 3 February 2026
Encounters with Modern Art: Lenbachhaus Staff Picks
What makes a work of modern art stay with us long after we leave the museum? Sometimes it is a detail, sometimes a mood, sometimes a feeling that...
Gabriela Boryszewska 2 February 2026
The Quiet Life in Interiors of Vilhelm Hammershøi
Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) was a Danish painter known for poetic, subdued portraits and simple interiors, always muted in tone. His works are...
Zuzanna Stańska 2 February 2026
