Jobs in Art Which Don’t Exist Anymore (or Seem Not To)
I think the following motto perfectly fits today as we celebrate all the workers of the world (students count too!). On this occasion I would like to...
Magda Michalska 1 May 2022
#19th Century
Masterpiece Story: The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes) by Adolph Menzel
The 19th century, the age of steel and steam, witnessed not only the developments of the industry but also the new themes in painting. Now, simple...
Kate Wojtczak 1 May 2022
Masterpiece Story: At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Tonight the Moulin Rouge is bursting at the seams. Men in dark coats and distinguished women dance and converse on the buzzing floor. Each has a...
Ruxi Rusu 29 April 2022
Edgar Degas and His Most Beautiful Ballerinas
Edgar Degas was one of the founders of Impressionism, however, he didn’t like the term and preferred to call it “Realist” or...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 April 2022
Thérèse Schwartze: The Painter of the Amsterdam’s Elite
Thérèse Schwartze (1851–1918) grew up in an artistic family from Amsterdam. Her father Johann Georg Schwartze was a painter and he introduced his...
Europeana 28 April 2022
Jo van Gogh-Bonger: The Woman Who Made Vincent van Gogh
Everyone knows van Gogh’s Starry Night, or his Sunflowers, or that he cut off his ear. The name of Vincent van Gogh is now a household name,...
Ledys Chemin 28 April 2022
Masterpiece Story: Woman on the Balcony by Carl Gustav Carus
Woman on the Balcony is an intimate portrait of a person lost in thought. There is no action and no obvious story to interpret. However, its quiet...
James W Singer 25 April 2022
10 Things You May Not Know about Édouard Manet
Who has not heard of Édouard Manet? The same Manet whose canvas, Le Déjeuner sur L’herbe, ushered in a new age for art? However, it is...
Ledys Chemin 23 April 2022
Masterpiece Story: Édouard Manet, The Railway
In 1873 when this painting was created by the Realist master Édouard Manet, the Gare Saint–Lazare was the largest and busiest train station in...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 April 2022
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...
Alexandra Kiely 23 April 2022
5 Impressionist Gossips Which Will Make You Feel They Staged a Soap Opera
I know, it is a bit rude to discuss private lives of people. But when it comes to the Impressionists, knowing their relationships, connections,...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 April 2022
The Quiet Life in Interiors of Vilhelm Hammershøi
Vilhelm Hammershøi was a Danish painter, born in 1864. He is known for poetic, subdued portraits and simple interiors, always muted in tone. His...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 April 2022
