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Masterpiece Story: Breakfast of Birds by Gabriele Münter

Gabriele Münter (1877–1962) was a German Expressionist painter born in Berlin and most known for her landscapes and use of color. She developed a...

Heidi Werber 1 March 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Zaga Christ by Giovanna Garzoni

The remarkable Portrait of Zaga Christ is considered the earliest known portrait of a Black sitter in Western art. It represents an unusual...

Guest Author 1 March 2026

Rosa Bonheur, Sheep by the Sea, 1865 Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Sheep by the Sea by Rosa Bonheur

Rosa Bonheur was one of the most famous European artists of the 19th century, and she was definitely the most celebrated female artist of her time.

James W Singer 1 March 2026

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QUIZ: Guess Who Taught Me! Great Artists and Their Teachers

Kate Wojtczak 28 February 2026

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QUIZ: Who Painted These Spring Paintings?

Errika Gerakiti 28 February 2026

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QUIZ: How Much Do You Know about Contemporary Women Artists?

Nikolina Konjevod 28 February 2026

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QUIZ: So You Think You Know British Art?

Ruxi Rusu 28 February 2026

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American Art QUIZ: Do You Know These Iconic Works?

Anastasia Manioudaki 28 February 2026

Mary Delany, Rosa Gallica, 1782 Women Artists

Mary Delany’s Flower Collages

Mary Delany was a socialite of 18th-century England. She is known for being one of the earliest members of the Bluestocking Society, but was also an...

Anna Ingram 27 February 2026

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Van Gogh’s Marvelous Flower Paintings

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was an incredibly prolific artist whose paintings are known all over the world. Besides self-portraits and landscapes,...

Camilla de Laurentis 27 February 2026

OLGA WISINGER-FLORIAN, Summer‘s Evening (Roses in Full Splendor), 1896 © Leopold Private Collection Photo: Leopold Museum, Vienna/Manfred Thumberger Painting

Olga Wisinger-Florian: The Queen of Flower Paintings from Vienna’s Golden Age

For a long time the memory of Viennese flower painter Olga Wisinger-Florian slumbered underneath a duvet of withered petals. Who knew that it was she...

Kero Fichter 27 February 2026

Sakura and hanami: Katsushika Hokusai, Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Asian Art

Sakura and Hanami: The Art of Impermanence

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, “Art is long, and time is fleeting.” This sentiment perfectly expresses the idea of hanami, or flower viewing.

Ledys Chemin 27 February 2026