The Italian Renaissance: A Brief Guide
To the general public, the Italian Renaissance is the pinnacle of art history. More than 500 years on, it’s still the subject of blockbuster...
Alexandra Kiely 20 October 2021
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The Unfinished Works of Leonardo da Vinci
As one of the most influential artists of the High Renaissance, Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci left a prolific legacy in the realm of the arts.
Maya Tola 2 October 2021
Lapis Lazuli – A Pigment More Precious than Gold
Lapis lazuli, once more precious than gold, has a history of over 9.000 years. The earliest artifacts found at Bhirrana, which is the oldest site of...
Irina Diana Calu 1 September 2021
Choose Your Destination: Best Vacation Spots for Art History Lovers
As we are all in the full swing of summer and ready to explore, we look at the best destinations to visit for art history lovers during vacation. Get...
Nina Relf 13 August 2021
The Enneagram Types in Art – Of Amazing Painters, Paintings and Diagrams
If you are anything like us, your social media feed is probably full of quizzes! From ‘What is your ideal decorating style?’ to ‘What is your...
Ledys Chemin , Giordana Goretti 13 May 2021
Who Are the Women in Leonardo da Vinci’s Paintings?
The life and work of Leonardo da Vinci have been dissected and analyzed in detail by the sharp eye of the art critics and historians. Yet, the...
Maria Frazzoni 3 March 2021
The Sound of Colour: Music Inspired by Visual Art – Top 10
Visual art has inspired songs from many different musical genres from classical to heavy metal, from opera to old crooners, from musicals to hip hop.
Candy Bedworth 15 January 2021
10 Facts about The Last Supper by Leonardo You Should Know
The legendary 15th-century painter Leonardo da Vinci has an impressive legacy of artwork that leaves people astonished and awestruck even today.
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Real Gray’s Anatomy. Medical Illustration from an Artistic Genre to a Profession
Since the beginning of human history, drawing and creating diagrams have been essential. They were the easiest and most useful form of...
Camilla de Laurentis 12 September 2020
Painting of the Week: Leonardo da Vinci, The Lady with an Ermine
One of the greatest masterpieces of Western art, The Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci, presents Cecilia Gallerani (ca. 1473–1536). Young,...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 August 2020
Ten Most Expensive Paintings Ever
Can you think of a world in which there would be discounts on works of art? It's so unreal that I find it hard to imagine. However, I still can keep...
Magda Michalska 25 July 2020
Fine Art in Rap Music: Eight Painters that Rappers Like To Be Compared To
Full of metaphors, double meanings, and references to popular culture – from cinema to literature, and through fine art – rap is a musical genre...
Amélie Pascutto 30 May 2020
