Paris Through the Lens of Early Photographers
Paris is a centuries old city which witnessed many ground-breaking moments. One of them was the first photograph of a living human being ever taken!...
Magda Michalska 22 February 2021
#19th Century
Valentin Serov, Russian Master of Portraits
Valentin Serov (1865–1911), was a student of Ilya Repin, and heir to the best traditions of the Russian realistic school. From the very beginning...
Elizaveta Ermakova 17 February 2021
Julie Manet – The Eternal Beauty of Impressionism
Julie Manet – the Beauty of Impressionism – was the daughter of the wealthy, well-connected painter Berthe Morisot and Eugène Manet, brother of...
Pola Otterstein 29 January 2021
Painting of the Week: Valentin Serov, Princess Olga Orlova
Late Tsarist Russia evokes images of great social inequality in respect of health, wealth, and happiness. In addition, it evokes images of extreme...
James W Singer 17 January 2021
Wagnerism in Art: Painting Music or Listening to Pictures
What is Wagnerism? There are perhaps no other cultural movements in the world that we have named after one person. Wagnerism was admiration for...
Alina Manevskaya 14 January 2021
The Musician, the Faun, and the Sunrise—Impressionism in Three Arts
What do you get when you add some light, some inspiration, and some musical color? You get the recipe for cutting-edge content that will change how...
Ledys Chemin 13 January 2021
The State Russian Museum Highlights
The State Russian Museum is the country’s first museum of Russian fine art. It represents the history of Russian culture for more than a...
Elizaveta Ermakova 11 January 2021
Painting of the Week: John William Waterhouse, Miranda
Miranda, from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is the subject of a painting by John William Waterhouse. She has been detained on an island,...
Guest Profile 10 January 2021
The Story of Vincent van Gogh’s Bedroom and Its Three Versions
The Bedroom(s) are among the most famous paintings of Vincent van Gogh. Why the plural? There are three similar paintings of the same title. All...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 January 2021
The Mysterious Road From Edvard Munch’s The Scream
The Scream by Edvard Munch is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It’s pretty obvious why – its expression and the way the pain...
Zuzanna Stańska 8 January 2021
Degas at the Cirque Fernando: Step Right Up!
Feats of strength, super flexibility, the ability to hold one’s breath for long periods of time, combine all that with lions, clowns, and a...
Rachel Witte 28 December 2020
Painting of the Week: Adolph Menzel, The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes)
The 19th century, the age of steel and steam, witnessed not only the developments of the industry but also of the new themes in painting. Now, simple...
Kate Wojtczak 13 December 2020
