6 Rooms from Famous Paintings Brought to Real Life
Paintings of historical interiors are fascinating hybrid images – midway between the work of a great artist’s imagination and a document of...
Kate Wojtczak 29 April 2019
#19th Century
Painting Norway – Harald Sohlberg at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Meet Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935), the creator of the “National Painting of Norway”. He may not be as well-known outside of Norway as...
Joanna Kaszubowska 22 March 2019
Gustave Moreau Museum
We all know that feeling of travelling back in time when we encounter a trace of our past, whether by finding an object from our childhood, a book...
Christopher Michaut 18 March 2019
Intersection of Coffee and Creating: Coffee Shops and Their Purpose
The actual art of coffee making has steadily been growing for years. We have surpassed and moved past instant coffee, onto specialty coffee shops and...
Rachel Witte 5 February 2019
Into the Abyss: The Forgotten Pietro Canonica
A prominent, famous, and revered artist in his lifetime, Pietro Canonica has been relegated to the sidelines of Italian art history. Skilled and...
Nadine Waldmann 1 February 2019
Masterpiece Story: The Bathers by Paul Cézanne
When little Paul was born on 19th January 1839 nobody could expect that he will revolutionize painting with developing a unique style and influence a...
Kate Wojtczak 20 January 2019
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
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
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
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
