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Kitty Kielland, Summer Night, 1886, oil on canvas, Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Summer Night by Kitty Kielland

Kitty Kielland is one of the many talented female artists that have been erased from modern social consciousness. She was a brilliant painter of...

James W Singer 28 June 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Summer Squall by Winslow Homer

The crashing waves roar with deafening thunder, and the foamy spray flies with a quickening speed. Great gusts of wind blow the waters over the rocks...

James W Singer 28 June 2026

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QUIZ: The Most Expensive Paintings! Would You Add Them to Your Collection?

Joanna Kaszubowska 27 June 2026

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QUIZ: Looted Cultural Objects in Western Museums

Jimena Escoto 27 June 2026

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QUIZ: Who Painted These Flower Paintings?

Errika Gerakiti 27 June 2026

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Who Was She QUIZ: Can You Recognize These Famous Women in History?

Ruxi Rusu 27 June 2026

Impressionism

The Impressionist Challenge: Monet vs Renoir QUIZ

Nikolina Konjevod 27 June 2026

Antoni, Gaudí, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, My Modern Met Masterpiece Stories

Is Sagrada Familia’s Construction Finally Coming to an End? The Story Behind Antoni Gaudí’s Masterpiece

Today’s modern construction techniques allow us to build huge structures in just a few months or years. For example, the Shard in London was built...

Joanna Kaszubowska 26 June 2026

Museum Stories

Casa Vicens: Visit Gaudí’s First House in Barcelona

When in Barcelona, don’t miss visiting Casa Vicens, the first house designed by Antoni Gaudí, the famous Catalan architect and author of the great...

Zuzanna Stańska 26 June 2026

Architecture

Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell as a Prototype for the Theme Park

With the opening of Disneyland in 1955, Walt Disney introduced visitors to an amusement park where the attractions and features are clustered around...

Guest Author 26 June 2026

Architecture

Masterpiece Story: Casa Batlló by Antoni Gaudí

Passeig de Gràcia, 43, Barcelona. There’s an unavoidable house at this address: the Casa Batllò, a symbol of the Catalan capital. It is one of...

Tommy Thiange 26 June 2026

Art Travels

Antoni Gaudí and Barcelona: The World Heritage Route

Antoni Gaudí is Catalonia’s most renowned architect and interior designer. For most of his life, he was bound to the Catalan capital, Barcelona.

Kacper Grass 26 June 2026