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Pablo Picasso, Lovers, 1923, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Lovers by Pablo Picasso

The Lovers by Pablo Picasso explores the dynamics of courtship. It returns to an earlier painting tradition and invents a new interpretation.

James W Singer 18 August 2024

Surrealism

Masterpiece Story: The Lovers by René Magritte

You must have already encountered René Magritte’s series of paintings on lovers marked by his unmistakable surreal style and renowned wit.

Zuzanna Stańska 18 August 2024

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: American Gothic by Grant Wood

Under the blue sky of Iowa, a man and a woman stand solemnly in front of their house. They are farmers, as suggested by their clothing and the...

Anastasia Manioudaki 18 August 2024

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QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge About Women Artists

Isla Phillips-Ewen 17 August 2024

Quiz

QUIZ: What Is Missing from These Paintings? Part 2

Szymon Jocek 17 August 2024

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QUIZ: Who’s That Girl? Test Your Knowledge on Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl

Guest Profile 17 August 2024

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QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Michelangelo?

Anastasia Manioudaki 17 August 2024

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QUIZ Hats in Art – Whose Hat Is That?

Sandra Juszczyk 17 August 2024

Photography

Femininity in Francesca Woodman’s Photographs

This is going to be a story of beauty and an underappreciated genius that came to an untimely end. Brace yourselves for an unhappy ending and the...

Magda Michalska 16 August 2024

Review

Vivian Maier: The Self-Portrait and Its Double

Unknown in her lifetime, Vivian Maier is now recognized as one of the greatest American photographers, among those including Robert Frank and Diane...

Tommy Thiange 16 August 2024

Photography

13 Groundbreaking Female Photographers

Quickly, how many female photographers can you name? Unfortunately probably not as many as their male counterparts. We are here to change that! Women...

Ruxi Rusu, Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 16 August 2024

Surrealism

(Sur)reality in the Photography of Kati Horna

Kati Horna (1912-2000) photographed both the real world and the surreal. She was a modern photographer who used her camera to document a civil war...

Natalia Tiberio 16 August 2024