Sistine Chapel: Michelangelo, the Warrior Pope and God’s Bottom
No, I am not indulging in casual profanity, in this painting, we are actually looking at God’s bare bottom and it graces the ceiling of the Sistine...
Guest Author 10 February 2025
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Masterpiece Story: Bacchus by Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known as Michelangelo, is undoubtedly among the world’s most treasured artists. His connection to...
Maya M. Tola 17 January 2025
5 Books about Famous Artists You Need to Read This Winter
It is about that time of the year when all we can do is wait impatiently on the upcoming holidays and the new year. How do you intend to spend the...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 December 2024
Contrapposto 101 – It’s All in the Pose
If you are taking an introductory art history course in school this semester, you’ll soon be talking a lot about contrapposto. I remember hearing...
Alexandra Kiely 13 September 2024
Art History Inspired Birthday Cakes
Birthday cakes are an established tradition for many. Baking in itself is an art – a delicious one. So why have a cake that is only delicious? Make...
Vithória Konzen Dill 22 August 2024
Artist and Patron – Friend or Foe?
Since ancient times, patrons have played a vital role in art history. Patronage can be found almost everywhere – in Europe, feudal Japan, and...
Candy Bedworth 30 July 2024
Stendhal Syndrome: An Art Attack?
If you’ve witnessed someone fainting in front of great masterpieces, it could have been Stendhal Syndrome—an art lover’s...
Zuzanna Stańska 8 May 2024
Met Gala: Best of Art and Fashion Moments
You only need type “Fashion” into the search bar on DailyArt Magazine and you will be met with numerous articles on the topic ranging from how...
Rachel Witte 6 May 2024
Discover Michelangelo’s Secret Room
Visitors of the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy have a unique chance to visit a secret room under the Medici Chapel until March 30, 2024,...
Natalia Iacobelli 6 March 2024
Fleshy Sculptures That Could Come To Life
The debate about the supremacy of painting over sculpture or the other way around has been around for centuries. What is better, what is more real,...
Magda Michalska 5 February 2024
The Medici Dynasty. Rich Sinners or Saintly Rulers?
The Medici family was definitely one of the richest dynasties in Renaissance Italy and perhaps they were the most influential patrons of the arts in...
James Wray 2 October 2023
Why Bacchus Is God of Wine? Art History Story
Bacchus is a Roman god of winemaking, grape harvest, and vegetation but also of… ritual madness, festivity, and religious ecstasy! You can also...
Magda Michalska 25 July 2022
