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 13 February 2024
#Francisco Goya
The Story Of Duchess of Alba – Francisco de Goya’s Muse
Few women in 18th-century Spain captured the imagination of contemporaries as thoroughly as Doña María de Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva Álvarez...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 July 2023
On Ugliness by Umberto Eco – A Sublime Journey Through Horrid Texts and Faces of the Western World
This book stood on one of my shelves for far too long. The compelling ugliness of its cover attracted me each time I longingly glanced at it. Now...
Giordana Goretti 26 June 2023
Francisco Goya: The First Modernist?
Renowned as one of the most influential Spanish artists, Francisco Goya’s artistic prowess continues to bewitch and intrigue art enthusiasts...
Wendy Gray 17 June 2023
Did Goya Make a Career?
Goya’s paintings are often disturbing and very very dark. It’s because his activity coincided with the last period of the Enlightenment, the...
Magda Michalska 17 June 2023
Francisco Goya’s Tapestry Cartoons
Francisco Goya’s work is well-known as dark and pessimistic. This reaction to his work is not uncommon, mostly due to the circumstances of his...
Anna Ingram 17 June 2023
11 Famous Funeral Paintings of Western Art
Funeral practices are deeply ingrained in all cultures. Varied traditions around the globe reflect widespread beliefs and values. On this day when we...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 November 2022
Beautiful Horrors: Art in the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Spoiler Alert!)
From the beginning of season 3 of Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Ms. Wardwell hits the nail on the head. As you will see below,...
Abreeza Thomas 31 May 2022
Museo Soumaya – 21st Century Spectacle in Mexico City
Frida Kahlo’s self portraits and reproductions of Our Lady of Guadalupe are baked into the symbolism of Mexico City. Comparable to these...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 10 January 2022
Top 5 Most Famous Print Series in Art
Printmaking, the art of printing artworks on paper, developed in the 15th century when paper became widely available in Europe. Gutenberg’s...
Anastasia Manioudaki 11 August 2021
The Nerdwriter: YouTube Channel for Art Lovers
If you are a naturally curious person and above all an art lover, Nerdwriter is a complete channel to kill all curiosities and learn a...
Dévra Taboada 21 October 2020
