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
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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
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
When the Inquisition Met Nude Maja
Which one do you prefer? The Nude Maja or The Clothed Maja? This question might have been asked by the painter Francisco Goya when he completed...
Magda Michalska 21 May 2017
Kanye West’s Favourite Artists
Kanye West- a one-man band, a man who made himself a star. Not only is he a musician, but as his recent activity proves, he is passionate about...
Magda Michalska 20 May 2017
Rhapsody in Blue: Picasso’s Blue Period
Before 1901, Picasso’s subject matter was wide-ranging: urban scenes, contemporary society, religious depictions, and, once he came to Paris,...
Wendy Gray 16 May 2017
Happy Mother’s Day! Famous Mothers in Art
Mummy, Mama, Mom, Mum, Mami… So many names for these wonderful women who care for us and love us more than anything else in the world. To...
Magda Michalska 14 May 2017
Beyond the Stars – A Spiritual Journey of Artists
Mysticism was a popular subject for the late 19th century artists. Now in Musée d’Orsay in Paris the masterpieces created by the classics like...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 May 2017
Vittore Carpaccio, Young Knight in a Landscape
Young Knight in a Landscape by Vittore Carpaccio from the collection of Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid is one of the earliest examples of a...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 May 2017
