Welcome Autumn with Jasper Cropsey’s Colorful Landscape Paintings
Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823–1900) was an American artist of the Hudson River School movement. He is often called “The Painter of Autumn”...
Alexandra Kiely 23 September 2022
#19th Century
Flaming June or Dorothy Dene? A Muse of Frederic Leighton
In 1879, Frederic Leighton’s biographer and neighbor (that’s handy, isn’t it?), Mrs. Barrington, noticed “a young girl with a lovely white...
Magda Michalska 13 September 2022
Absinthe – Art Nouveau’s Green Fairy
Since becoming popular in late 19th century France, in the era of Art Nouveau, absinthe has always had a certain mystique. Derived mostly from the...
Europeana 12 September 2022
10 Photographic Reasons Why You Should Fall in Love with Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator. He produced a collection of provocative...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 September 2022
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Life Is Beautiful
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born on 24 November 1864 in Albi, France. He wanted to be a doctor or a surgeon but due to illness became a painter.
Petra Dragasevic 9 September 2022
Meet Jane Avril – The Great Muse of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Jane Avril was a dancer and star of the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s. Her legend is alive until this day – her semi-fictionalized character was...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 September 2022
Victor Hugo’s Ink Abstractions: Hidden Talent Revealed
French author, poet, and dramatist Victor Hugo is known worldwide for his written work, namely novels such as Les Misérables and The Hunchback of...
Demi Monachino 7 September 2022
Robert S. Duncanson: African-American Painter in the Spotlight
African-American landscape painter Robert S. Duncanson made headlines in January 2021. This happened when his Landscape with Rainbow was featured...
Alexandra Kiely 17 August 2022
Amélie Beaury-Saurel: The Incredible Life and Works
A true femme fatale in the art world, Amélie Beaury-Saurel was a French painter in the 19th century and a prominent member of Académie Julian. At...
Ruxi Rusu 8 August 2022
The Erotic Drawings of Francesco Hayez (+18)
The Venetian painter Francesco Hayez is considered a genius of historical Romanticism. In addition to the quality and refinement of his artworks, he...
Rute Ferreira 4 August 2022
Claude Monet and Saint Lazare Train Station
Between 1853 and 1870 Paris has been renovated and modernized by Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann. This prefect of the...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 July 2022
From Stockholm to Paris: The Newly Discovered Art of Julia Beck
Better known in France than in her home country, Julia Beck was a successful artist able to earn a living by producing art at the end of the 19th...
Natalia Tiberio 28 July 2022
