Explore the World of Medieval Glass
Often when we think about the Middle Ages, it’s sort of this rarefied, distant time that we have no connection to. Probably you picture gallant...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 April 2022
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7 Extraordinary Stained Glass Wonders You Need to Know
The practice of decorating pieces of glass with the aim of adorning a room seems to originate in the ancient Roman Empire. Later stained glass...
Camilla de Laurentis 7 April 2022
The Angels’ Forge: Marrying Glass with Modern Art
This is a story of an Italian man, Egidio Costantini, who was a radiotelegraph operator, a bank cashier, and a manual laborer extracting oils from...
Magda Michalska 7 April 2022
Marc Chagall and Stained Glass Windows
When I went to see the Reims cathedral, I didn’t expect to find Marc Chagall’s stained glass windows in a centuries-old church.
Magda Michalska 7 April 2022
İbrahim Çallı: Impressionism in Turkish Painting
Impressionist İbrahim Çallı’s paintings portrayed the society in which he lived in a very raw sense. Born in Turkey, educated in France and...
Merve Parla 6 April 2022
Rococo and Baroque Architecture in Turkey
Representing splendor, opulence, and brilliance, Rococo art prevailed in Europe from the year 1700. It followed the Baroque period in art, which...
Merve Parla 6 April 2022
The Magic and Splendor of Karagöz – Turkish Shadow Puppets
Evoking the imagination of adults and children for centuries, Karagöz (“black eye” in Turkish) is a popular and beloved Turkish shadow...
Marga Patterson 6 April 2022
Female Painters of the Hudson River School, Part Two
In the previous article on Hudson River School, I introduced six female artists of this important landscape painting movement in 19th-century...
Alexandra Kiely 5 April 2022
Divine Beauty of Landscapes: California on Canvas
The beautiful state of California is home to some of the most geographically diverse topography. This makes for the most breath-taking vistas. It...
Maya M. Tola 5 April 2022
Landscape Painters, National Parks, and the American West in Art
The US National Parks are natural and man-made monuments legally set aside for protection and public enjoyment. Yellowstone became the first National...
Alexandra Kiely 5 April 2022
American Icon – Faith Ringgold at the New Museum
Faith Ringgold is an artist, educator, storyteller, activist, mother, and the subject of a major retrospective at the New Museum in New York City.
Jennifer S. Musawwir 4 April 2022
Meme-Making: Dutch Medieval Illustrations Breathe a Memetic Life!
Do you think a meme is the millennial method of transmission of knowledge? You scroll no more than a few inches on any digital social media platform,...
Urvi Chheda 4 April 2022
