Venice by Famous Artists
Venice is hands down one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Every nook and cranny looks like a theater or a movie set. It is no wonder that...
Anastasia Manioudaki 27 August 2023
#19th Century
Mykola Pymonenko: An Idyllic View of Ukraine
Mykola Pymonenko (1862-1912) was a Ukrainian realist painter. He spent almost his entire life in Kyiv and dedicated his career to painting genre...
Jimena Escoto 24 August 2023
Taras Shevchenko: Ukrainian Liberty Idol
Taras Shevchenko was an outstanding Ukrainian artist and poet. Born to a peasant family, he became a Ukrainian liberty idol and national artistic...
Kateryna Martynova 24 August 2023
Christina Rossetti: Interweaving Poetry and Art
Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) is still beloved today for her timeless poetry—but her creative influence transcends the written word. By...
Emily Snow 22 August 2023
Thérèse Schwartze: The Painter of the Amsterdam’s Elite
Thérèse Schwartze (1851–1918) grew up in an artistic family in Amsterdam. Her father Johann Georg Schwartze was a painter and he introduced his...
Europeana 21 August 2023
Book Review: Dressing Up, The Women Who Influenced French Fashion by Elizabeth L. Block
Dressing Up, The Women Who Influenced French Fashion is a 2021 book written by art historian Elizabeth L. Block. She is the Senior Editor in the...
Errika Gerakiti 17 August 2023
Paris Salon: 101 on France’s First Public Exhibition
If you were an artist in the 19th century, you probably dreamed of having your painting in the Paris Salon. Simply put, this exhibition was the most...
Jimena Escoto 14 August 2023
Japan’s Greatest Masterpiece: (Thirty) Six Views of Mount Fuji by Hokusai
Everyone knows The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the print created by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai. But not everyone knows that The...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 August 2023
Masterpiece Story: The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur
Today’s Masterpiece Story is that of The Horse Fair by French Realist painter Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899). The Horse Fair was the undisputed star of...
Alexandra Kiely 11 August 2023
The Beautiful Gardens of Santiago Rusiñol
Santiago Rusiñol i Prats was a prolific painter, draftsman, playwright, novelist, poet, and cultural activist from the late 19th and early 20th...
Maya M. Tola 9 August 2023
Louis Wain and His Weird Cats
The British artist Louis Wain was a highly successful illustrator, mainly known for his humorous graphics of cats. His quirky feline pictures were...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 8 August 2023
Masterpiece Story: Whistler’s Mother by James McNeill Whistler
Whistler’s 1871 painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1 might not sound familiar. As Whistler’s Mother, on the other hand, it has entered...
Catriona Miller 7 August 2023
