QUIZ: Art History for Ultimate Beginners
Anastasia Manioudaki 3 January 2026
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Best Bums in Art History
When nothing goes according to plan and you’re feeling down, there are many pick-me-ups like meeting friends, eating chocolate, or going on a walk.
Magda Michalska 29 December 2025
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 22 December 2025
QUIZ: Do You Know These Renaissance Facts?
Rachel Witte 13 December 2025
Are You a Connoisseur of Male Beauty? A Nude Invasion!
According to the famous poster by Guerrilla Girls, 85% of nudes in Western art history are of women. They were subject to the male gaze, presented on...
Magda Michalska 19 November 2025
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
Celebrating the Male Body in Renaissance Florence
The adoration of the male body was an inspiration for many artists and there is no medium better suited to presenting the full beauty and complexity...
Joanna Kaszubowska 19 November 2025
10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Michelangelo
Michelangelo Buonarroti, a painter, sculptor, and architect was born in Caprese, Italy on March 6, 1475. He is one of those geniuses whose biography...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 November 2025
5 Translation Mistakes That Changed Art History
Why did Michelangelo portray Moses with horns? Why are there monkeys in Giulio Romano’s Chamber of Giants? And why does the Nativity scene...
Arianna Richetti 27 October 2025
Best Gossips on Renaissance Artists by Giorgio Vasari
Known as the first art historian, Giorgio Vasari wrote the legendary book Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. The book...
Anna Ingram 9 October 2025
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 9 October 2025
Masterpiece Story: David by Michelangelo
The biblical figure of David, the young shepherd who defeated Goliath, was a popular subject for sculptors during the Renaissance. However, no...
Vithória Konzen Dill 19 September 2025
