French Elegance – How Did Women Dress in the 18th Century?
While we can no longer personally experience the splendor of 18th-century fashion, thankfully many painters of the time left us the answer to the...
Pola Otterstein 27 January 2022
While we can no longer personally experience the splendor of 18th-century fashion, thankfully many painters of the time left us the answer to the...
Pola Otterstein 27 January 2022
Liberty Leading the People is probably the best-known artwork of one of the greatest artists of French Romanticism Eugène Delacroix. The painting,...
Rute Ferreira 26 January 2022
Over 100 years have passed since the October Revolution but this remarkable event still fascinates not only historians dealing with politics and...
Piotr Policht 26 January 2022
The Industrial Revolution brought fundamental and irreversible social changes. But what was its influence on art and artists? Discover works by...
Europeana 26 January 2022
Do you know Gustav Klimt? This Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession combined highly refined...
Zuzanna Stańska 25 January 2022
With so many options to choose from, it is hard to narrow down a list of the most beautiful Art Nouveau buildings in the world. So here’s a...
Rachel Witte 25 January 2022
If you are taking an introductory art history course in school this semester, you’ll soon be talking a lot about contrapposto. I remember...
Alexandra Kiely 24 January 2022
Commedia dell’arte is a form of theater popular from the 16th to the 18th century. The name means comedy of art indicating that the performers...
Anastasia Manioudaki 24 January 2022
The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California is hosting two masterpieces by 19th century French artist, Édouard Manet from the permanent...
Maya M. Tola 23 January 2022
The year was 1901 when Picasso’s dear friend, Carles Casagemas, committed suicide. That same year, Picasso sunk into a deep depression during...
Bruno Guerra 22 January 2022
Edith Young’s new book Color Scheme: An Irreverent History of Art and Pop Culture in Color Palettes offers a vibrant new perspective on art...
Louisa Mahoney 22 January 2022
Did you know that there are some colors that you can’t use in your art? Such “painters’ trademarked colors” are owned by certain...
Wojtek Rozdzenski 22 January 2022