Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge – The Everlasting Friendship
Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge were inseparable for years. Although it was never proven that there was something romantic between the two of them,...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 August 2023
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The Story of an Excessively Electric Friendship Between Van Gogh and Gauguin
People say that you shouldn’t live with your friends because your friendship may deteriorate. The story of the friendship between Vincent van...
Magda Michalska 7 August 2023
Hanna Hirsch-Pauli: Friendship Goals and Feminism in the 19th-Century Stockholm
Swedish artist Hanna Hirsch-Pauli (1864-1940) is best known for her genre scenes and portraits. She studied at the painting school of August...
Europeana 7 August 2023
Masterpiece Story: Two Sisters (On the Terrace) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
This beautiful painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known under two titles. The first one – Two Sisters (in French: Les Deux Sœurs) was given to...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 August 2023
Sisterhood in Art: Portraying Sisters
It’s not surprising that many artists with sisters painted their portraits, especially early in their careers. They were probably easily available...
Europeana 1 August 2023
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters: Five Female Painters to Know
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, an all-male artistic fraction active during the second half of the 19th century, has become synonymous today with...
Anastasia Tsaleza 1 August 2023
Louisine Havemeyer and Her Modern Art Collection
A great pioneering art collector, Louisine Havemeyer (1855–1929), was the first American to patronize the French Impressionists. Together with her...
Alexandra Kiely 29 July 2023
The Dazzling Davies Sisters and Their Impressionist Art Collection
The Davies sisters grew up in a remote corner of Victorian Wales. They were religious, teetotal and never married. But these demure young women, with...
Candy Bedworth 29 July 2023
Masterpiece Story: Madame X by John Singer Sargent
Dear John Singer Sargent, the world has changed substantially since the year 1856 when you were born, however, your legacy has stood enduringly. You...
James W Singer 27 July 2023
Six Things You Might Not Know About John Singer Sargent
There’s no question that John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) was an artistic superstar. Everyone knows his most famous painting Madame X, but do...
Alexandra Kiely 27 July 2023
Masterpiece Story: Lady Agnew of Lochnaw by John Singer Sargent
Lady Agnew of Lochnaw is a masterpiece by John Singer Sargent. It portrays a Victorian woman in a bold, modern manner. Sargent combined masterful...
James W Singer 27 July 2023
Beyond Madame X: Portraits by John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent is one of art history’s most famous portrait painters. He was born in Italy to American parents and received his formal...
Alexandra Kiely 27 July 2023
