A Queer World in Konstantin Somov’s Artworks
Konstantin Somov (1869-1939) was a Russian painter, co-founder of the artistic movement Mir Iskusstva and well known for his watercolors...
Kateryna Martynova 22 June 2020
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Camilla de Laurentis 22 June 2020
6 Highlights from the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin
Let's explore some highlights from the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, the preeminent collection of 19th century art in Germany. The gallery was...
Anastasia Manioudaki 21 June 2020
Painting of the Week: Jean-Léon Gérôme, Truth Coming Out of Her Well
A fair-skinned woman, nude. Mouth open in either shock, rage, or maybe even disgust, as she emerges from a well. One leg is already draped over the...
Kristin Urban 21 June 2020
Julia Margaret Cameron. The Queen of Pre-Raphaelite Photography
The English Victorian artist Julia Margaret Cameron (who was actually born in India and raised in France) was an irreplaceable...
Rute Ferreira 20 June 2020
Life and Work of Peder Mørk Mønsted
Today marks 79 years since the death of Peder Mørk Mønsted, a Danish painter who created an extensive oeuvre in realist works of art. Though a...
Maya Tola 20 June 2020
If You Love Pre-Raphaelite Art then You Must Know this Museum
Britain is an obvious pilgrimage site for all Pre-Raphaelite fans, but did you know that the United States also has something great to offer? It's...
Zuzanna Stańska 19 June 2020
Kara Walker’s Fons Americanus
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Isla Phillips 19 June 2020
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters: Five Female Painters to Know
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, an all-male artistic fraction active during the second half of the 19th century, has become synonymous today with...
Anastasia Tsaleza 18 June 2020
Behind the Canvas: Mary Weatherford
In our new series which highlights an outstanding female artist in each edition, we look behind the canvas at Mary Weatherford's illuminating...
Yasmin Ozkan 17 June 2020
The Artists are Present – Marina and Ulay
Balkan performing artist Marina Abramovic was born in 1946 in Belgrade, Serbia. Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen) was born on the same day as her, a few...
Rafal Skolimowski 17 June 2020
10 Things You Should Know About the Pre-Raphaelites
Just about all of us have a tiny inkling about Impressionism, the Renaissance, maybe even Expressionism and what makes each movement different from...
Abreeza Thomas 16 June 2020
