Masterpiece Story: The Theatre Box by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Entertainments such as cabarets, theatres and the circus were popular themes among the Impressionist painters whose mission was portraying the...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 October 2018
#19th Century
Everything You Must Know About Pont-Aven School
The year 1886 was a turning point for Paul Gauguin’s career as a painter. That was the year when the village of Pont-Aven in Brittany, France,...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 September 2018
Odilon Redon’s Noir World Of Darkness
The Baloon-Eye. The Crying Spider. The Cactus Man, The Cyclops. This is not the casting list of creatures from some horror movie. These are the...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 August 2018
Britain At Twilight: John Atkinson Grimshaw’s Landscapes
John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893) was a Victorian painter admired for his beautiful evening landscapes. British cities like London, Liverpool, and...
Alexandra Kiely 1 August 2018
Observation As An Act Of Creation: The Art of Looking
Observation as an act of creation — whenever you look, you’re painting a perception: Realizing that we are painters of our impressions is as...
Artur Deus Dionisio 12 July 2018
How To Break Up (And What To Do Next): 5 Love Tips From Brazilian Painter Belmiro de Almeida
Valentine’s Day is traditionally celebrated on February 14th, you know for sure. But, in the country where I live, Brazil, the date reserved...
Rute Ferreira 12 June 2018
Painting of the Week: Albert Bierstadt, Sunlight and Shadow
Sunlight and Shadow is a beautiful painting made by Albert Bierstadt in 1862. It shows a chapel at the Castle of Lowenburg, in Wilhelmshöhe,...
Alexandra Kiely 27 May 2018
Painting Of The Week: Lemminkäinen’s Mother by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Finnish National Gallery recently applied an open licence (CC0) to its digital reproductions of out-of-copyright works, joining leading...
Europeana 6 May 2018
Painting Of The Week: Werner Holmberg’s Road in Häme
The Finnish National Gallery recently applied an open licence (CC0) to its digital reproductions of out-of-copyright works, joining leading...
Europeana 29 April 2018
What Art Has To Do With Politics: Gustave Courbet And The Paris Commune
The painter Gustave Courbet who was the central figure of Realism, is known for his paintings in which he reveals the true lives of peasants and...
Rute Ferreira 16 April 2018
The Poster Manifest: Making Publicity Beautiful Again!
Publicity is all about hijacking your thoughts and stealing attention, yet some posters prove that it can be done in a beautiful and mindful...
Artur Deus Dionisio 3 April 2018
Why is Klimt Famous?
Gustav Klimt, born in Austria in 1862, is celebrated as one of the most valued artists in the history of art. But, why is Klimt famous? Why exactly...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 28 March 2018
