Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait at 28 by Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer loved self-portraits. In the first half of his life, he made a series of them. The earliest is from 1484, when the artist was a...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 January 2023
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The Mystery of Mantegna Tarocchi
The Mantegna Tarocchi, also known as the Tarocchi Cards, or Tarocchi in the style of Mantegna, is a double series of 50 instructional engravings...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 November 2022
Not Only in Movies: The Apocalypse in Art
Recently, all over the world people have felt like they were “in the middle of the apocalypse”. Why does everyone naturally associate that word...
Camilla de Laurentis 7 November 2022
7 Images of Dürer’s Animals That Are Better Than Trip to a Zoo
Albrecht Dürer’s keen interest in nature was a typical manifestation of Renaissance curiosity. Animals were not generally considered to be...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 November 2022
Top Ten Worst Works by Famous Artists
Ever dreamed of becoming an artist, but worried you just don’t have the talent? Take a look at some of the weirdest, ugliest works from art history, and feel reassured. This is the art equivalent of a bad hair day. Here at DailyArt we applaud any art if it makes you happy! But trained, experienced artists who get it horribly WRONG? Yeah, we do have a laugh at them. Take a peek, and have a giggle.
Candy Bedworth 29 August 2022
All You Should Know About the Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I
A famous print, known as Melencolia I created by Albrecht Dürer is one of the most intriguing works in art history. In this modest monochromatic...
Zuzanna Stańska 2 July 2021
Famous Lobsters in Art
Lobsters, large marine crustaceans, have been eaten by humans since prehistoric times. They became a delicacy by the Roman period. They were also...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 April 2021
All the Prodigal Sons in Art
A quick internet search for “the Prodigal Son in art” yields some 13,000,000 results! What makes this 2,000-year-old story so compelling that...
Ledys Chemin 27 November 2020
5 Artists Who Likely Suffered From Syphilis
Also known as the French disease or great pox, syphilis was a common sexually transmitted disease in Europe in the 1800s. In fact, 10-15% of...
Kelly Hill 31 July 2020
