The Gift of Pomona—Pears in Art
The pear has been with us since prehistoric times—dried slices have even been unearthed in Swiss cave dwellings from the Ice Age. In so many...
Candy Bedworth 4 December 2025
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Christmas Cards from Hell
As the postman brings you cheery season’s greetings from your nearest and dearest, let me guess what the images are on the front of your Christmas...
Candy Bedworth 2 December 2025
Top 10 Strange and Bizarre Paintings
For every picturesque painting, there is at least one strange and bizarre counterpart. We usually gloss over the oddities, because, well, they’re...
Abreeza Thomas 10 November 2025
All Souls & Halloween: Death in Art
The feast day of All Souls and the festival of Halloween are celebrated close to each other in the Western calendar, but despite being closely...
Sarah Mills 29 October 2025
10 Artworks to Improve Your Mood
We all need a bit of mood-boosting from time to time. Whether it’s finding our inner calm, rising above adversity, or just having a laugh,...
Edoardo Cesarino 10 October 2025
Allegories of Autumn: Top 10 Sensational Symbolic Artworks
What does Autumn mean to you? Traditionally, it meant the abundance of the harvest, a celebration of ripeness and maturity. Museums and galleries are...
Candy Bedworth 22 September 2025
The Potato in Fine Art
Do you prefer your potatoes in a landscape or in a still life or in a stew? Come with me on a tour of the humble potato in art.
Candy Bedworth 5 August 2025
10 Ways to Spend the Summer, Inspired by Art
Art suggests and indicates many things to a perceptive viewer. We believe it can also be the perfect influencer when it comes to current trends,...
Giordana Goretti 2 June 2025
10 Beautiful Paintings to Welcome Spring
Spring means renewal and hope. From Renaissance tales to Impressionist landscapes, the season has been likened to nature awakening and has served as...
Zuzanna Stańska, Szymon Jocek 10 April 2025
When Life Gives You Lemons… Paint Them! Famous Lemons in Art
Bright yellow, rough skin, intense and acidic flavor, refreshing aroma… all these make up the indispensable gastronomic ingredient and...
Andra Patricia Ritisan 29 August 2024
Synesthesia – The Surprising and Powerful Fusion of Senses in Art
Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which a perception from one sense evokes sensation in another one. In the art world, there are works that...
Camilla de Laurentis 22 January 2024
Arcimboldo’s Allegories of the Seasons
Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s paintings of the four seasons have been astonishing audiences from the 16th century up to this day. Even though allegorical...
Anastasia Manioudaki 2 January 2024
