Autumnal Still Lifes for a Tasty Welcome of Autumn
As the days slowly become darker and gloomier, and all the beautiful green flora is turning yellow and red, we would like to officially welcome...
Magda Michalska 23 September 2023
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Meet Asparagus, The King of Vegetables! Not Just for Vegetarians
The season for asparagus is very short as it starts around the 23rd of April (St George’s Day) and lasts only until June. Its special qualities and...
Magda Michalska 15 September 2023
Art’s Best Friend: Dogs in Paintings
No one will ever be as happy to see you coming back home as your dog. Since they are always with us, they do deserve their own place in art. And they...
Joanna Kaszubowska 26 August 2023
Art from the BoJack Horseman Explained (All Seasons)
We love it when pop culture adopts, uses, and remixes art history, especially when that mixture includes a TV show! If you’re a BoJack Horseman fan...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 August 2023
Paris Salon: 101 on France’s First Public Exhibition
If you were an artist in the 19th century, you probably dreamed of having your painting in the Paris Salon. Simply put, this exhibition was the most...
Jimena Escoto 14 August 2023
Women with Cats in Art: Crazy Cat Ladies or Independent Individualists?
Within arts, cats can have a symbolic meaning, and that meaning may vary depending on the period of time. Their nocturnal habits gave them a negative...
Lauren Kraut 8 August 2023
Can You Spot the Cat? Cats Hidden in Famous Paintings
I like cats and I’m sure that many of you do, too. A fascinating animal, the cat has earned itself an important place in culture, literature, and...
Marina Kochetkova 8 August 2023
Artist and Patron – Friend or Foe?
Since ancient times, patrons have played a vital role in art history. Patronage can be found almost everywhere – in Europe, feudal Japan, and...
Candy Bedworth 7 August 2023
Berthe Weill: The Unknown Gallerist of the Avant-Garde
Do you know the name of the first female modern art gallery owner? Berthe Weill was born in 1865 and died in 1951 in Paris but nowadays she seems to...
Maia Heguiaphal 29 July 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
It’s Too Hot to Move – Paintings for the Heatwave
As the heatwave rolls across Europe, it is certainly becoming too hot to move. And when we’re not moving, nothing is more pleasant than to lie...
Joanna Kaszubowska 27 July 2023
