The Erotic Drawings of Francesco Hayez (NSFW)
The Venetian painter Francesco Hayez is considered a genius of historical Romanticism. In addition to the quality and refinement of his artworks, he...
Rute Ferreira 24 April 2025
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Parmigianino: Capturing Everyday Early Modern Life Through Drawings
Francesco Mazzola, known as Parmigianino, produced many drawings that captured normal scenes of everyday life during the early modern period. These...
Nina Relf 24 April 2025
A Capri Romance: John Singer Sargent and Rosina Ferarra
We are all dreaming of summer holidays, long walks along beaches, toes in the sand, and the sound of the waves crashing against the shore. Perhaps...
Charlotte Stace 14 April 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Calumny of Apelles by Sandro Botticelli
Sandro Botticelli‘s final painting with a mythological subject is based on a lost painting by an ancient Greek painter Apelles. He ventured to...
Magda Michalska 6 April 2025
4 Most Famous Venetian Rococo Painters
Venetian Rococo played an important role in the 18th-century European art. Rococo covers the period from 1700 to 1799, also called settecento. Many...
Kateryna Martynova 4 April 2025
Maurizio Cattelan Laughs at the World Through 5 Works
Maurizio Cattelan’s approach to art does not seem to be serious. Instead, the artist speaks loudly with satirical and penetrative messages behind...
Seoyoung (Alyssa) Kim 1 April 2025
Kiyohara Tama or Eleonora Ragusa: An Amazing Story About a Japanese Female Painter in Sicily
When tracing Japanese art stories in Europe, we found out about this exquisite female painter. Kiyohara Tama or Otama (later known as Eleonora...
Magda Michalska 20 March 2025
I Know What I Am – A Fascinating Graphic Novel About Artemisia Gentileschi
Baroque’s most famous woman painter – Artemisia Gentileschi had a riveting life story. It was told and shown by Gina Siciliano in her beautifully...
Joanna Kaszubowska 7 March 2025
Simonetta Vespucci: The Renaissance Top Model
If you would like to spot one woman from the Renaissance who could be called a top model—it would be Simonetta Vespucci. Nicknamed La Bella,...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 March 2025
Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait with Madrigal by Marietta Robusti
The Venetian Renaissance painter Marietta Robusti has recently caused a stir in the art history world. Although only a few works are attributed to...
Anna Ingram 2 March 2025
Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Artemisia Gentileschi
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–c. 1656) was “one of the best Italian Baroque painters.” Despite this, you won’t find any of her works in...
Chris Dobson 2 March 2025
Agostino Arrivabene—A Modern Alchemist
Agostino Arrivabene (born in 1967) is a visionary Italian contemporary artist who continues to produce outstanding surrealist works from his...
Caroline Galambosova 27 February 2025
