Painting of the Week: Rembrandt van Rijn, Flora
Rembrandt painted his wife Saskia van Uylenburgh as Flora, goddess of spring and flowers, three times during their relatively short but meaningful...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 February 2021
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Flying Objects in Art: Kites
So far we’ve had balloons and celestial bodies as part of this series. Now we move to kites as our flying objects in art, but where do we...
Sarah Mills 20 February 2021
Alexandra Exter: From Russia to Paris with Art
Alexandra Exter was a painter and designer of the Russian/Ukrainian avant-garde. Her work isn’t limited to just one genre or movement. She was...
Errika Gerakiti 19 February 2021
The Stunning Botanical Art of Barbara Regina Dietzsch
Bavarian-born Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706–1783) was one of the finest botanical artists and engravers of her time. Her work was unparalleled for...
Sarah Mills 19 February 2021
A Luxurious Desire: Ancient Near Eastern Ivory Carvings
The allure of ivory, a lustrous material that when polished gleams and glows, exuding warmth and a mysterious beauty. Near Eastern ivory carvings are...
Marga Patterson 18 February 2021
18th Century Aristocratic Marriage Like in the Bridgerton Series
Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen is a huge triple portrait of the Montgomery sisters by Sir Joshua Reynolds. It thematizes aristocratic marriage...
Isla Phillips 18 February 2021
Valentin Serov, Russian Master of Portraits
Valentin Serov (1865–1911), was a student of Ilya Repin, and heir to the best traditions of the Russian realistic school. From the very beginning...
Elizaveta Ermakova 17 February 2021
Luxury and Mystery – The Row About Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs
The exhibition Fabergé, Jeweller to the Imperial Court opened in Hermitage in November of 2020. And only a few weeks ago its contents caused a major...
Joanna Kaszubowska 17 February 2021
Language of Flowers: Hidden Messages in Flora
In 2021, we have texting and email. Social media and telephone calls. But a century ago, it was not quite as easy to get a message or love note...
Rachel Witte 16 February 2021
Nostalgic Futurism in the Photography of Mária Švarbová
Mária Švarbová is a talented, young, Slovakian, female photographer. She is known for her conceptual and minimalistic photographic series,...
Caroline Galambosova 15 February 2021
The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial and Its Anglo-Saxon Treasures
A new Netflix movie called The Dig (released January 29, 2021) is a fictionalized story about the 1939 discovery of the Sutton Hoo ship burial. It is...
Alexandra Kiely 15 February 2021
Lovebirds and Life Partners – Famous Artist Couples
Al Green famously sang Let’s Stay Together but artists are notorious for tempestuous relationships that end badly. But hey, it’s...
Candy Bedworth 14 February 2021
