Romeo and Juliet of the East: Laila and Majnun
Laila and Qays are the Romeo and Juliet of the East. The tragic tale of these ill-fated lovers has been widely featured in Asian and Middle Eastern...
Maya M. Tola 12 February 2021
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Celebrating Chinese New Year: Which Ox Would You Choose?
Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival celebrates the beginning of a new year based on the lunisolar calendar. In 2021, the first day of the Chinese...
Marina Kochetkova 12 February 2021
Museums in the Time of a Pandemic
Visiting museums during the pandemic. Perspectives from around the world.
Jennifer S. Musawwir 27 January 2021
Finding a New Hobby through Art
Learn a new hobby during this time, they say. That is easier said than done, isn’t it? But, if you do find yourself looking for more...
Rachel Witte 25 January 2021
Capitol Building Art: Oh Say Can You See
The United States’ Capitol Building has received a lot of attention in the past weeks. And if you have seen any news on the U.S. recently, you...
Rachel Witte 24 January 2021
Under Hokusai’s Great Wave
You might not know the title of Hokusai’s print, but Under the Wave off Kanagawa is almost instantly recognizable. His Great Wave reveals the...
Marina Kochetkova 23 January 2021
Jan Matejko – The Painter of Polish History
Jan Matejko (1838–1893) is one of the most famous Polish painters. When he was in his twenties, he was twice awarded the gold medal at the World...
Judyta Dąbrowska 21 January 2021
Is Kylie Jenner the New Venus? Interview with the Artist Marco Battaglini
Marco Battaglini is a contemporary Italian artist working in Costa Rica. In his work he mixes sacred with profane, trying to mediate between the...
Magda Michalska 20 January 2021
History in Art: Washington Crossing the Delaware
Throughout history, artists have documented the world around them. Consequently, this has culminated in some of the most famous historically-based...
Rachel Witte 19 January 2021
Russian History through the Eyes of Vasily Surikov
In the 19th century Russia historical painting was freed from formality and canons. We find a good example of this in the work of Vasily Surikov...
Elizaveta Ermakova 18 January 2021
Masterpiece Story: Princess Olga Orlova by Valentin Serov
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
The Sound of Colour: Music Inspired by Visual Art – Top 10
Visual art has inspired songs from many different musical genres from classical to heavy metal, from opera to old crooners, from musicals to hip hop.
Candy Bedworth 15 January 2021
