Biggest Art Heists in History
Movies on thefts and art heists are making huge box office hits for their great action and wit. However, even if real art heists have been sometimes...
Irina Diana Calu 16 January 2023
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4 Surprising Facts About Haarlem in the Dutch Golden Age
The city of Haarlem in the Netherlands was one of the flourishing art centers in the 16th and 17th century. Today, you can walk the streets of the...
Rachel Witte 13 January 2023
What Is a Tronie? Famous Examples of Tronies in Dutch and Flemish Baroque
Everyone knows The Girl with a Pearl Earring. She is the icon of European painting and considered one of the most famous female portraits – but is...
Anastasia Manioudaki, Nicole Ganbold 15 December 2022
Frans Post, First Landscape Painter of the Americas
Frans Post has gone down in art history as the first trained landscape painter to work in the Americas. In 1636, as a young man of just 24, he...
Nicole Ganbold 27 December 2021
Dutch Golden Age Explained
When one thinks of any Golden Age, the first thing that comes to mind is the 17th century Netherlands at its glory – Dutch Golden Age. The most...
Nicole Ganbold 3 November 2021
The Biggest Art News of 2020
As we approach the end of a very different year, we look back on what happened in the art world in 2020. From big painting sales, fetching high...
Nina Relf 31 December 2020
Visit in Madrid or Online: The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum
We’ve found yet another reason to visit Madrid: The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza! Alright, traveling nowadays is a painful topic as...
Magda Michalska 1 November 2020
Nine Reasons to Smile with Frans Hals
Frans Hals (c. 1582–1666) was one of the Dutch Golden Age painters. Born in Antwerp, he spent his entire adult life in Haarlem. Hals is most famous...
Joanna Kaszubowska 21 October 2020
Did You Know? Haarlem in the Dutch Golden Age
The city of Haarlem in the Netherlands was one of the flourishing art centers of the 16th and 17th centuries. Today, you can walk the streets of the...
Rachel Witte 20 October 2020
Family in Art: Missing Our Loved Ones
Today, we have photographs and video cameras to help us capture special moments or gatherings with family and friends. We are able to capture the...
Rachel Witte 25 May 2020
Best Moments of Apple’s Hermitage Museum Journey
The Apple company recently presented a film that was shot within the State Hermitage Museum in Saint-Petersburg. It shows 45 halls and 600 works of...
Elizaveta Ermakova 21 April 2020
