Max Ernst and Birds: A Relationship Explained Through Paintings
Max Ernst (1891–1976) was a prolific German avant-garde artist. He was a pioneer in the early 20th-century movements of Dada and Surrealism and...
Anastasia Tsaleza 14 October 2024
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Nose Art—The Most Unique Art by Pilots During WWII
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Masterpiece Story: Feast of Love by Jean-Antoine Watteau
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Magda Michalska 13 October 2024
Masterpiece Story: Leonidas at Thermopylae by Jacques-Louis David
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Jimena Escoto 11 October 2024
Leonora Carrington and Her Surrealist Life in Her Own Words
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Magda Michalska 11 October 2024
Leonor Fini: I’m Not a Muse, I’m an Artist
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Magda Michalska 11 October 2024
Frida Kahlo and the Symbolism in Her Art
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Emre Kagitci 11 October 2024
The Degenerate Art Exhibition: How the Nazis Tried to Destroy Modern Art
In 1937, the Nazi regime organized an exhibition in Munich that marked one of the darkest chapters in art history: the Entartete Kunst (Degenerate...
Javier Abel Miguel 10 October 2024
