Masterpiece Story: Woman at Her Toilet by Jan Steen
Jan Steen’s Woman at Her Toilet is a provocative masterpiece of genre paintings because of its visual complexity and seductive allure, inviting...
James W Singer 28 August 2023
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Masterpiece Story: Jupiter and Io by Correggio
Jupiter and Io by Correggio is a masterpiece of the Northern Italian Renaissance. It explores sensual nudity through the lens of a Roman...
James W Singer 5 June 2023
Masterpiece Story: Lovers by Pablo Picasso
The Lovers by Pablo Picasso explores the dynamics of courtship. It returns to an earlier painting tradition and invents a new interpretation.
James W Singer 22 May 2023
Atala: The Tragedy that Transcended Pages
In the 19th century, Europeans went crazy for one story: Atala, or the Story of Two Lovers in the Desert. It is a novel by René de Chateaubriand...
Jimena Escoto 3 January 2022
An Ode to the Kiss in Art
It’s that time of year again where cute candy hearts and boxes of chocolate line the supermarket shelves. Children hand out cute valentine...
Rachel Witte 8 February 2021
The Ten Most Romantic Artworks About Love
Romantic artworks about love involve stolen kisses, intimate recollections, sleepy days, eternal devotion, and passionate embraces. They say love is...
Kristin Urban 24 August 2020
Art Timeline: Paintings Inspired by Themes of the Film Orlando
Orlando (1992) is a British period drama based on the Virginia Woolf novel of the same name and is directed by Sally Potter. Orlando, played by...
Kateryna Martynova 2 June 2020
René Magritte: Lovers in Separation
Now, while we are all being asked to practice social distancing, you have probably been bombarded with the paintings of lovers by René Magritte.
Zuzanna Stańska 30 March 2020
The Muse Throughout Art History: Inspiration, Love, and Friendship
In terms of Ancient Greek mythology, the term muse refers to nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, with each daughter having her own attribute, which...
Rachel Witte 26 January 2019
Rembrandt And His Saddest Love Story
You know Rembrandt and his portraits in hats. You know his biblical scenes and his views of Amsterdam. You could recognize his style from afar. But...
Magda Michalska 21 August 2016
