Scandalous Rodin: The History of Balzac’s Monument
One of the greatest French novelists dies. One of the greatest French sculptors is commissioned to raise him a monument. Yet instead of presenting...
Magda Michalska 12 November 2022
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From soldiers to frolicking schoolchildren and New England fishing communities, Winslow Homer depicted American life. His works present unidealized,...
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El Greco: The Grandfather of Expressionism
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Carlotta Mazzoli 3 November 2022
An Orientalist from the Orient: Theodoros Rallis
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Art Only Exists Because Death Exists. Skulls in Art
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Candy Bedworth 2 November 2022
11 Famous Funeral Paintings of Western Art
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Zuzanna Stańska 1 November 2022
5 Vampire Paintings in Art
Vampires are one of the most known mythical creatures in history. The origins of their legend date back to ancient civilizations. Some ancient...
Errika Gerakiti 31 October 2022
9 Creatures by Odilon Redon That Will Give You the Creeps
The creatures by Odilon Redon look truly otherworldly. During the early years of the artistic activity of this Symbolist painter, printmaker,...
Zuzanna Stańska 31 October 2022
