A Perfect World of Perfect Women in James Tissot’s Paintings
This title might be a little controversial. In fact, critics find the term demimondaine to be more accurate when describing James Tissot’s series...
Magda Michalska 23 February 2023
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An Avant-Garde Love Story: Goncharova and Larionov’s Romance
Today I’ll show you an avant-garde love story, not because it’s very different from all other ones, but because it involves two avant-garde...
Magda Michalska 23 February 2023
10 Rabbits in Asian Art for the Year of the Rabbit
Happy Year of the Rabbit, everyone! January 22, 2023, in the Chinese lunisolar calendar, marked the beginning of the Year of the Water Rabbit. Lunar...
Ela Bobek 22 February 2023
The 10 Most Scandalous Nudes in Art (NSFW)
We’re here to let you in on a pretty widely known secret about art history: it is all about sex. Nude representations of men and women caused...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 February 2023
The Greatest Male Nudes in Art History (NSFW!)
Nudity started being an important subject in art in ancient Greece. The male body was celebrated at sports competitions or religious festivals, it...
Anuradha Sroha 21 February 2023
The Naked Truth About Nudes in Academic Art
Academicism was the dominant style in European art in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was called so because it was dictated by the French Academy of...
Magda Michalska 21 February 2023
The Scandalous Nudes of Gustave Courbet
In the 19th century, French painter and rebel Gustave Courbet generated outrage with his scandalous nudes. What exactly was so scandalous about his...
Kelly Hill 21 February 2023
The Art of Being Sick
As much as we wish otherwise, we all get sick sometimes. And though the pandemic seems to be in the past we still have to be cautious and thoughtful.
Joanna Kaszubowska 20 February 2023
Interview with Boundary-Breaking Artist David Mach
David Mach RA (b. 1956) is a Scottish artist best known for his monumental sculptures and installations often made out of found materials, including...
Vithória Konzen Dill 20 February 2023
Anni Albers: The Artist Who Transformed Textiles
Anni Albers once referred to textile-making as “rather sissy”. Fortunately she later had a change of heart. From the Bauhaus in Germany...
Emily Snow 20 February 2023
Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Elizabeth I
The portrait of Elizabeth I is attributed to the workshop of Nicholas Hilliard and showcases the queen in her sixties. Similar to other images of...
Anna Ingram 20 February 2023
History of Venetian Carnival Masks
It is not a surprise that every carnival, regardless of its country of origin or other characteristics, is traditionally associated with Venetian...
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