The True Star of Early Photography: Virginia Oldoini
Virginia Elisabetta Luisa Antonietta Teresa Maria Oldoini – in short, Countess of Castiglione – was a real celebrity of her times. I imagine that...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 October 2024
#19th Century
Paris Through the Lens of Early Photographers
Paris is a centuries-old city which witnessed many ground-breaking moments. One of them was the first photograph of a living human being ever taken!...
Magda Michalska 9 October 2024
An Urban Gesamtkunstwerk: The Ringstrasse in Vienna
We all associate the city of Vienna with Mozart – Europe’s greatest composer – Austrian Empress Sissi and its magnificent architecture...
Nicole Ganbold 7 October 2024
Masterpiece Story: Still Life by Henri Fantin-Latour
The greatest happiness can be found in the simple pleasures of daily life. Such simplicities could include the taste of fresh fruit, the smell of...
James W Singer 6 October 2024
Vincent van Gogh in 10 Paintings: A Journey Through His Art
Vincent van Gogh remains one of the most influential figures in the history of Western art. His life, marked by intense emotions, personal struggles,...
Jimena Aullet 3 October 2024
5 Facts That Will Help You Understand Symbolism
Symbolism as a term can be confusing. Usually grouped with the other Post-Impressionist movements, Symbolism emerged at just about the same time as...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 October 2024
5 Edgar Degas Paintings That Are Not Ballerinas
Edgar Degas is one of the most famous impressionist painters. Along with Renoir and Monet, they formed the Impressionist movement. Degas is mostly...
Anastasia Manioudaki 27 September 2024
Rare Photographs by Edgar Degas
On August 19, 1839, the French government acquired the patent for the daguerreotype and made it the first publicly available photographic process. As...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 September 2024
Edgar Degas and New Orleans’ Paintings
Just about everyone has heard of Edgar Degas, the famous painter of dancers. However, the works Degas created in modern America’s favorite party...
Abreeza Thomas 27 September 2024
Masterpiece Story: Autumn Effects at Argenteuil by Claude Monet
Claude Monet painted Autumn Effects at Argenteuil in late 1873, which was the moment when the Impressionist movement started to roar on the Paris art...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 September 2024
Masterpiece Story: Forest Lane near Schärfling by Emil Jakob Schindler
Forest Lane near Schärfling by Emil Jakob Schindler is a masterpiece of Austrian Impressionism. It is an enchanting place where the natural...
James W Singer 22 September 2024
Masterpiece Story: Anguish by August Friedrich Schenck
Surrounded by menacing crows, a mother sheep wails in anguish as her lifeless young lamb rests on a snowy bed. This scene, painted by August...
Montaine Dumont 18 September 2024
