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Badass Queens from Classical History

A rollicking adventure through the lives of great leaders and queens from ancient times. Famous female leaders are a fascinating bunch. Here at...

Candy Bedworth, Guest Author 29 December 2025

WTF Art History

Best Bums in Art History

When nothing goes according to plan and you’re feeling down, there are many pick-me-ups like meeting friends, eating chocolate, or going on a walk.

Magda Michalska 29 December 2025

Painting

Get Inspired: Famous Painters’ Bedrooms

Moving houses is an enterprise, isn’t it? Packing, getting rid of useless but loved items, sending boxes with winter clothes…  Maybe peering...

Magda Michalska 29 December 2025

Women Artists

5 Women Artists Whose Works Were Misattributed to Men

“Why have there been no great women artists?” continues to be a question that pops up all too often. The response can be succinctly summarized...

Anastasia Tsaleza 29 December 2025

Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889, The Courtauld, London, UK. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh left behind a series of self-portraits that document his life—from an aspiring artist through stylistic change, all the way to the...

Sandra Juszczyk 28 December 2025

Vincent van Gogh, Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Green Wheat Fields, Auvers by Vincent van Gogh

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers by Vincent van Gogh is a masterpiece of landscape painting, capturing a beautiful moment in nature. Painted during the...

James W Singer 28 December 2025

Vincent van Gogh, Terrace of a Café at Night, 1888, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Terrace of a Café at Night by Vincent van Gogh

Terrace of a Café at Night is a subjective expression from Van Gogh that encapsulates a moment in French...

James W Singer 28 December 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

During his stay in the Saint-Rémy hospital in southern France, Vincent van Gogh created The Starry Night. It became one of his most recognizable...

Valeria Kumekina 28 December 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Almond Blossom by Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime. He was not a financially successful artist, and he was entirely dependent on his...

James W Singer 28 December 2025

Quiz

Guess the Painter by the Detail—Great Albertina Art Quiz

Kate Wojtczak 27 December 2025

Quiz

QUIZ: Time for Some Christmas Art!

Jimena Escoto 27 December 2025

Art movements quiz: Salvador Dali, "The Persistence of Memory", Quiz

QUIZ: Brush Up Your Art History! Guess the Art Movement

Tommy Thiange 27 December 2025