Shiny Shield with Caravaggio’s Medusa
Caravaggio’s art epitomizes the essence of Baroque art. The artist, known for close physical observation with a dramatic use of chiaroscuro,...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 September 2023
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Masterpiece Story: Bacchus by Caravaggio
A youthful Bacchus, god of fertility, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre is reclining in classical fashion with grapes and vine leaves in...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 September 2023
Caravaggio in 10 Paintings
Caravaggio is one of the best-known Italian Baroque painters of his time. Seen through his characteristically naturalistic style, his paintings...
Anna Ingram 28 September 2023
How Did Caravaggio Die? The Answer Is Not Easy
Caravaggio was a great artist, no doubt about it, but he was also rowdy. An early published notice on him, dating from 1604 and describing his...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 September 2023
Masterpiece Story: Amor Vincit Omnia by Caravaggio
Virgil’s famous saying amor vincit omnia means “love conquers all.” Famous Baroque painter, Caravaggio, clearly inspired by the famous sentence...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 September 2023
Caravaggio’s Last Painting: The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula
In May 1610, Caravaggio completed The Martyrdom of St Ursula. Two months later, he was dead. We investigate the story behind his last commission,...
Catriona Miller 17 September 2023
Top 10 Strange and Bizarre Paintings
For every picturesque painting, there is at least one strange and bizarre counterpart. We usually gloss over the oddities, because, well, they’re...
Abreeza Thomas 15 September 2023
Disobedient — A New Novel About Artemisia Gentileschi
Review of Disobedient by Elizabeth Freemantle. A novel about the early life of Baroque Italian artist Artemesia Gentileschi
Candy Bedworth 6 September 2023
Back to School: The Great Art History 101
Welcome to Art History 101! Here we’ll get to “oh“ and “ah” over iconic art that has shaped human ideas and thinking for centuries as we...
Ledys Chemin 1 September 2023
7 Things That Could Only Happen to You in Greek Mythology
Thinking your luck couldn’t get any worse? Well, brace yourself for a humorous journey into the world of Greek mythology, where even the mighty...
Ania Kaczynska 29 August 2023
Remarkable Romani – Astonishing Works By and About the Community
Think of Romani people in art – what comes to mind? When we look at traditional art history, it is really rather disappointingly scarce. If Romani...
Candy Bedworth 24 July 2023
Are You a Connoisseur of Male Beauty? A Nude Invasion!
According to the famous poster by Guerrilla Girls, 85% of nudes in Western art history are of women. They were subject to the male gaze, presented on...
Magda Michalska 12 June 2023
