Heels Were Never Just For Women: Men in Heels
What do the Persians, Louis XIV, and Johnny Cash have in common? Their heeled footwear. Quite appropriate as heeled shoes were originated, and worn,...
Lauren Kraut 30 June 2021
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Nicole Tersigni Advises on Men to Avoid in Art and Life – An Interview
On her social media accounts, Nicole Tersigni fights toxic masculinity and gender discrimination with humor and irony, every day. But when she...
Arianna Richetti 30 June 2021
Goya’s Ghosts: The Disasters of War Print Series
Francisco Goya (1746-1828) is considered to be the founder of the national genre in Spain. He was talented in many areas: portraits, historical...
Elizaveta Ermakova 29 June 2021
Gustav Klimt in the Spotlight: Four Famous Masterpieces
Have you ever looked upon Gustav Klimt’s portrait of The Lady in Gold and wondered why she was so worshipped? What made the artist immortalize...
Guest Profile 28 June 2021
The Black and White World of Felix Vallotton’s Prints
Felix Vallotton is, in my opinion, one of the most underestimated modern artists. I haven’t heard about him in my art history lectures at...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 June 2021
Pride Month: Andy Warhol’s Ladies and Gentlemen
The club “The Gilded Grape”, situated in the no man’s land of Eighth Avenue and West 45th Street in New York City, was a hub of drag...
Magda Michalska 27 June 2021
Masterpiece Story: Flaming June by Sir Frederic Leighton
Most of us probably see gray skies and rainy weather in the windows. We have prepared a story about this truly warm painting that can leave you in...
Joanna Kaszubowska 27 June 2021
The Most Beautiful Rainbows in Paintings for the Pride Month
June was chosen as the Month of Pride to commemorate riots in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NYC, which were a response to a...
Magda Michalska 26 June 2021
The Naked Truth About Nudes in Academic Art
Academicism was a dominant style in European sculpture and painting in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was called so because it was dictated by the...
Magda Michalska 26 June 2021
Most Beautiful Royal Weddings in History — Commissions by Queen Victoria
Alexandrina Victoria ascended to the throne at the young age of 18 and reigned as Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, of Great Britain and Ireland,...
Maya Tola 25 June 2021
We Are All Summertime Venuses: Beach Bodies in Art
Venus, who wouldn’t envy her? She is the embodiment of beauty, sexuality, and love. She is perhaps the most often depicted woman in art...
Magda Michalska 25 June 2021
Midsummer – An Old Pagan Tradition in Scandinavian Art
The summer solstice in June is celebrated throughout several cultures. The Scandinavian culture is no exception to that. Initially tied to pagan...
Merve Parla 24 June 2021
