Dante and Virgil in Bouguereau’s Hell
Established by the Academy, the hierarchy of genres and subjects was essential for almost every graduate of École des Beaux-Arts. Throughout the...
Christopher Michaut 31 October 2023
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Chilling Beauty: Exploring Europe’s Bone Churches
From the ancient period through the 18th century, European Catholics and Orthodox Christians displayed and maintained bones of the deceased to honor...
Julia Bourbois 30 October 2023
Niki de Saint Phalle and the Nana Statues
We all have seen somewhere these voluminous, beautifully dressed, and dancing sculptures. They are called Nanas, and they were made by a...
Wendy Gray 29 October 2023
Niki de Saint Phalle – An Extraordinary Sculptress
Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American artist and the only woman within the Nouveau Réalisme group that included Arman, Christo, Yves Klein,...
Magda Michalska 29 October 2023
Joanna Hiffernan: Artist, Model and Whistler’s Muse
Joanna Hiffernan and James Abbott McNeill Whistler met in London in 1861. He instantly fell in love with her striking red hair and outspoken...
Louisa Mahoney 28 October 2023
Travel in the Footsteps of Henri Matisse in Morocco
Until the advent of mass tourism, North Africa’s jewel, Morocco remained a relatively unknown world of sultans, spices and sparse deserts. A number...
Charlotte Stace 23 October 2023
Claude Monet in 10 Paintings
We prefer to be sincere; the title is simply intended to catch your attention. Claude Monet painted throughout his life, from adolescence to his...
Tommy Thiange 22 October 2023
What Do Édouard Manet and Saint Francis Have in Common?
Édouard Manet once remarked: “I should like to be the Saint Francis of still life.” While the comparisons between Manet and Saint Francis may...
Marta Loza 18 October 2023
Masterpiece Story: Water Lilies by Claude Monet
Water Lilies is a masterpiece of Impressionism. It blends the artist’s objective world and subjective...
James W Singer 17 October 2023
Camille Claudel at the Art Institute of Chicago: Interview with Curator Emerson Bowyer
Camille Claudel’s tempestuous life story—her passionate love affair with her teacher, Auguste Rodin, and her forced confinement in a psychiatric...
Natalia Iacobelli 16 October 2023
10 Best Portraits by Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet is known as one of the most controversial artists of his time. Highly criticized for his realism and for depicting modern life scenes...
Zuzanna Stańska 5 October 2023
