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Photography

An Homage to Tadeusz Rolke in 10 Photographs

Tadeusz Rolke, hailed as an icon and legend of Polish photojournalism, died in his native Warsaw in July 2025, at the age of 96. He dedicated his...

Guest Author 6 October 2025

Jan de Baen (attributed to), The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers, c. 1672 - c. 1675, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands WTF Art History

A Bizarre Story of Brothers De Witt Who Were… Eaten by a Mob?

Legend has it that in 1672, two important Dutch statesmen and brothers, Johan and Cornelis de Witt, were murdered, mutilated, and eaten by an angry...

Nicole Ganbold 6 October 2025

Cubism

Growing Up Between Two Artists—Enchanting Portraits of Claude and Paloma Picasso

Ever wondered what it’s like to be raised by two world-famous artists? Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot shared a decade of creativity and family...

Szymon Jocek 6 October 2025

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 6 October 2025

Architecture

From Flash Gordon to Postmodernism: The Daring Designs of Helmut Jahn

In the world of architecture, there are those who follow established styles and norms, and then there are those who break the mold and blaze their...

Joanna Kaszubowska 6 October 2025

Art History 101

Remarkable Romani—Astonishing Works By and About the Community

Think of Romani people in art—what comes to mind? When we look at traditional art history, it is really rather disappointingly scarce. If Romani...

Candy Bedworth 6 October 2025

Women Artists

5 Things You Should Know About Michaelina Wautier

Michaelina Wautier was born in Mons in 1604. This Flemish painter has been absent in art history for many years, but her life and work are slowly...

Vithória Konzen Dill 6 October 2025

Women Artists

Elisabetta Sirani: Pioneer, Teacher and Artist

Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665) was born in Bologna, a progressive city with a liberal attitude towards educating women. She was a pioneering female...

Gokce Dyson 6 October 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Aubette by Theo van Doesburg

Have you ever visited Strasbourg in Alsace, France? It’s a charming city full of picturesque narrow and tiny houses scattered along the canals.

Magda Michalska 5 October 2025

Plate with Arabic Inscription, ca 975-1000, painted and glazed earthenware, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Plate with Arabic Inscription

Plate with Arabic Inscription is a masterpiece of 10th-century Islamic art. It combines minimalism, abstraction, and morality into a beautiful and...

James W Singer 5 October 2025

Jean-Henri Riesener, Bureau du Roi, 1760-1769, oak, rosewood, bronze, gold, porcelain, enamel, glass, leather, Château de Versailles, Versailles, France. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Bureau du Roi by Jean-Henri Riesener

Jean-Henri Riesener’s Bureau du Roi is a masterpiece of 18th-century French art. It was and still is a designer piece fit for a...

James W Singer 5 October 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Acapulco Chair

The Acapulco chair, with its unmistakable egg-shaped silhouette and PVC cord weaving, has become synonymous with Mexico’s vibrant culture and...

Lisa Scalone 5 October 2025