Marion Mahony Griffin: No Apology in the World of Men
The name Marion Mahony Griffin (1871–1961) may not ring any immediate bells for you, but she was responsible for creating the unique look and feel...
Joanna Kaszubowska 12 June 2025
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5 Childhood Artworks of Famous Artists
Even the greatest artists had to start somewhere. From early sketches on the backs of school papers to surprisingly sophisticated childhood...
Rachel Witte 30 May 2025
Mary Blair: The Modern Artist Behind Walt Disney’s Magic
Inside the 2022 Wallace Collection’s magical exhibition, Inspiring Walt Disney, was an entire wall of intricate, hand-drawn illustrations from the...
Guest Author 16 May 2025
Far Beyond Illusion: M.C. Escher and the Illustration of the Impossible
Known for representing impossible constructions and creating a world in which the figurative and the abstract intertwine, meet Maurits Cornelis...
Rute Ferreira 16 May 2025
The Art of Botanical Illustration
Today’s photographic capabilities are a better means of capturing the beauty and inner workings of plants; however, that has not always been the...
Rachel Witte 16 May 2025
Federico Fellini: The Great Italian Caricaturist
Federico Fellini is one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. He created a unique style based on fantasy, dreams,...
Marija Canjuga 16 May 2025
Mastering Details: Heads and Hands in Käthe Kollwitz’s Art
The focus of Käthe Kollwitz’s art is the human being. Above all, a compassionate, humane outlook is characteristic of her approach. She was mainly...
Petra Dragasevic 16 May 2025
A Creative Lunatic: Adolf Wölfli in 5 Artworks
Adolf Wölfli is now known alongside the label “Outsider Art” or Art Brut, a term Jean Dubuffet coined in 1945 to bring attention to...
Katerina Papouliou 25 April 2025
Exploring John Singer Sargent’s Unknown Drawings
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) is primarily known and celebrated for his massive virtuoso portraits of late 19th and early 20th-century American,...
Alexandra Kiely 24 April 2025
4 Edward Hopper’s Drawings That Will Blow Your Mind
Edward Hopper observed the fleeting moments of life for more than a half-century. His paintings became legendary – their simple realism holds...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 April 2025
The Erotic Drawings of Francesco Hayez (NSFW)
The Venetian painter Francesco Hayez is considered a genius of historical Romanticism. In addition to the quality and refinement of his artworks, he...
Rute Ferreira 24 April 2025
Parmigianino: Capturing Everyday Early Modern Life Through Drawings
Francesco Mazzola, known as Parmigianino, produced many drawings that captured normal scenes of everyday life during the early modern period. These...
Nina Relf 24 April 2025
