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Love Story

Most Beautiful Royal Weddings in History—Commissions by Queen Victoria

Alexandrina Victoria ascended to the throne at the young age of 18 and reigned as Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, of Great Britain and Ireland,...

Maya M. Tola 14 August 2025

European Art

Victorian Feminists and Their Supernatural Powers

The Victorian feminists in 19th-century England paved the way for the women’s movement across the world. The “New Woman,” as she was called,...

Anastasia Manioudaki 14 August 2025

Artist Stories

Far Beyond Illusion: M.C. Escher and the Illustration of the Impossible

Known for representing impossible constructions and creating a world in which the figurative and the abstract intertwine, meet Maurits Cornelis...

Rute Ferreira 13 August 2025

Michelangelo the Creation of Adam Artist Stories

Left-Handness: Artists Who Proved It Was a Gift, Not a Curse

Are you left-handed? Don’t believe ancient stories about the devil’s hand! It would be a blessing if you’d like to become an artist, like many...

Camilla de Laurentis 13 August 2025

Renaissance

11 Things You Might Not Know About Leonardo da Vinci

You may think you know everything about the genius of the Renaissance. But there are a few unknown facts about Leonardo da Vinci’s life that may...

Zuzanna Stańska 13 August 2025

Ancient Greece

Forever Young: The Ancient Greek Kouros and Kore

The iconic Classical Greek statues depicting male and female bodies set the standards for numerous artists and art movements to come. Preceding the...

Nadine Waldmann 12 August 2025

Women Artists

Watch Marina Abramović’s Advice to the Young

Listen what an internationally acclaimed artist, Marina Abramović has to say on what it really means to be an artist: “A great artist has to be...

Zuzanna Stańska 12 August 2025

Painting

Famous Painters and Their Children

On June 1st, 1925, the World Conference for the Well-Being of Children held in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International...

Magda Michalska 12 August 2025

Artist Stories

Photos of Famous Artists When They Were Kids

Sometimes it is hard to remember that famous artists were also children once, just like all of us. We have selected six of them so you see how cute...

Dévra Taboada 12 August 2025

Museum Stories

Kyoto’s Hidden Gem: The Fukuda Art Museum Staff Picks

Overlooking the serene Oigawa River in Kyoto’s scenic Arashiyama area, the Fukuda Art Museum offers a journey through centuries of Japanese art. On...

Szymon Jocek 11 August 2025

statues, london, women, Boudicca and her daughters, Thomas Thornycroft Sculpture

Does London Value Animals More than Women? 10 Statues of Amazing Women in the City

Where are the women in the UK’s public art installations? Let’s take a look at the politics of sculptural commissions plus a top ten of...

Candy Bedworth 11 August 2025

North American Art

John Singer Sargent in 10 Paintings

John Singer Sargent’s flattering, flashy images of late Victorian and Edwardian high society are justifiably famous. They made him rich but...

Catriona Miller 11 August 2025