An Artistic Tour of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Regardless of the time of year, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the first things that come to mind when the word 'Midsummer' is...
Ledys Chemin 24 June 2020
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Sarah Mills 23 June 2020
Everything You Need to Know About François Boucher
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Kateryna Martynova 23 June 2020
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Kateryna Martynova 22 June 2020
Seven Books About Art for Holiday Chill
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Camilla de Laurentis 22 June 2020
6 Highlights from the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin
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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
