10 Unexpected Paintings Of New York
There are many reasons to fall for New York. The City that Never Sleeps was also a source of endless inspiration for many famous artists. Some of...
Zuzanna Stańska 8 June 2017
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Art Nouveau Explained in GIFs
The Art Nouveau Season on Europeana explores the depth and diversity of the influential art movement and features beautiful Art Nouveau jewellery,...
Europeana 7 June 2017
Painting Human Desire For Happiness – Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze
When we think of Gustav Klimt we see beautiful women portraits, sensual and dangerous compositions, gold and decorative motifs. But if you have ever...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 June 2017
Constance Marie Charpentier – The Great Forgotten
Who was she? Constance Marie Charpentier (1767 - 1849) was a French painter. You have never heard of her? That's nothing weird, she is one of plenty...
Zuzanna Stańska 5 June 2017
Eugene Delacroix – The Death of Sardanapalus
The Death of Sardanapalus is one of the most spectacular paintings of Eugene Delacroix. It currently hangs in the Musée du Louvre in Paris but...
Zuzanna Stańska 4 June 2017
Joan of Arc as Artistic Muse
Many historical figures have fascinated our creative mindset: Napoleon, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, to name a few, but it would appear that a young...
Wendy Gray 2 June 2017
Edward Hopper Talking About His Creative Process
Watch this beautiful video created by Walker Art Center presenting Edward Hopper who discusses the slow development of his iconic images. The video...
Zuzanna Stańska 31 May 2017
Watch Nicole Kidman As John Singer Sargent’s Sitters
In June of 1999, Nicole Kidman was the cover of Vogue. In her cover story, she was photographed and posed in a number of John Singer Sargent...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 May 2017
Frederic Edwin Church, Rainy Season in the Tropics
Today in our Painting of the Week series we have something truly beautiful for you. I want to discuss “Rainy Season in the Tropics” by Frederic...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 May 2017
Ladies In Red – Famous Red Dresses In Art
Red in art history symbolizes many things. First of all, it was a color of power, status and wealth. Kings, princes and, beginning in 1295, Roman...
Zuzanna Stańska 26 May 2017
Manchester Is Safe With Ford Maddox Brown
I want to honour the victims of the Manchester attack by sharing with you a very little known series of murals hosted by the Manchester City...
Magda Michalska 25 May 2017
Watch Marcel Duchamp Talking About His Art
In a 1961 interview with Katherine Kuh, Marcel Duchamp, when asked about his readymades, let it be known that the concept behind those objects might...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 May 2017
