Knights in Shining Armour: Funerary Art of Medieval England
What do Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck have in common with a tiny village in Lincolnshire and the funerary art of medieval England? Say...
Guest Profile 15 May 2021
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Medieval Love Story: King Pedro and Inês de Castro
Every country has its legends and fairytales, and Portugal is no exception. One of the most well-known Portuguese tales is a love story about King...
Helena Pereira 15 May 2021
Ancient Treasures from the North: Viking Art
Vikings and their culture have interested us since their days of domination. There are TV shows about them and sports teams named for them. Nordic...
Rachel Witte 14 May 2021
Islam in the Eyes of Osman Hamdi
The first and last Orientalist painter of the Ottoman Empire is Osman Hamdi Bey. Born in modern day Turkey, educated in Paris, highly regarded as an...
Irina Diana Calu 12 May 2021
Discovering Camelot: Arthurian Art in Poland
1887 saw a significant discovery in the field of medieval art, though at the time nobody, not even the discoverer himself, was aware of the real...
Guest Profile 12 May 2021
These Romantic Paintings of Edward Burne-Jones Will Make You Miss the Middle Ages
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet ARA, was a British artist and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Middle Ages,...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 May 2021
Masterpiece Story: Judgement Scene from Book of the Dead of Hunefer
Death continues to be one of the greatest fears of human society. Since the dawn of recorded history through the centuries of plague, pestilence, and...
James W Singer 9 May 2021
Discussing Design with the Arts and Crafts Movement’s Heir Dan Maier
Did you know that the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society which was founded in 1887 by William Morris and Walter Crane is still thriving today?...
Guest Profile 6 May 2021
Zdzisław Beksiński’s Passion for Music
In the history of art, so much has been written and said about the close relationship between music and painting. Numerous painters have declared...
Guest Profile 5 May 2021
Six Wives Of Henry VIII in Portraits
Henry VIII was the King of England who is best known for having six wives and, in particular, killing some of them. He was also famous for doing...
Zuzanna Stańska 4 May 2021
Art of Opulence: Paintings of Exquisite Interiors
The notion of painting natural landscapes has been prevalent since ancient times. It is an obvious choice, of course. What can compare with the...
Maya M. Tola 3 May 2021
Painting of the Week: A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère is considered Edouard Manet’s last major painting. Presented in the Salon of 1882, just a year before the artist’s...
Anastasia Manioudaki 2 May 2021
