The Greatest Male Nudes in Art History
Nudity started being an important subject in art in ancient Greece. The male body was celebrated at sports competitions or religious festivals, it...
Anuradha Sroha 19 November 2025
#Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
The Sphinx Through the Ages: All You Need to Know About This Mythological Creature
As one of the most enduring symbols in world mythology, the sphinx embodies a fascination with mystery, power, and transformation. From its origins...
Martha Teverson 10 November 2025
Creepy Art History: 10 Bugs and Critters Hiding in Paintings
Creepy-crawlies: bugs, lizards, and insects. You either love them or hate them. But one place you may have thought they wouldn’t appear is in fine...
Kristin Urban 31 October 2025
Hygiene and Cleanliness in Art
Did you shower today, or did you make do with a quick spritz of Axe body spray? Across history, hygiene and cleanliness in art have mirrored shifting...
Candy Bedworth 20 October 2025
Female vs. Male Gaze: Suzanne Valadon’s Reclining Nude
Female nudes are prevalent throughout art history. There are ancient mythological goddesses, the Biblical Eves and Susannas, and then there are the...
Lauren Kraut 23 September 2025
12 Important Portraits to Know
Let us embark on a journey through the course of art history with twelve significant portraits everybody should definitely know! The human need to...
Anastasia Manioudaki 15 September 2025
QUIZ: The Nude in Art
Candy Bedworth 2 August 2025
The 10 Most Scandalous Nudes in Art
We’re here to let you in on a pretty widely known secret about art history: it is all about sex. Nude representations of men and women caused...
Zuzanna Stańska 20 May 2025
7 Things That Could Only Happen to You in Greek Mythology
Thinking your luck couldn’t get any worse? Well, brace yourself for a humorous journey into the world of Greek mythology, where even the mighty...
Ania Kaczynska 14 May 2025
Does My Bum Look Big in This? The Female Body in Art
From Kylie to the Kardashians, bums seem to be big news. But that’s not modern selfie culture – the female body, especially buttocks have been a...
Candy Bedworth 3 March 2025
How the Concept of Reclining Nude Changed After Manet’s Olympia
When French artist Édouard Manet completed his renowned painting Olympia in 1863, it marked a significant turning point in the history of art.
Emre Kagitci 23 January 2025
