The Mystery of Vincent van Gogh’s Death
Vincent van Gogh’s death occurred in the early morning of 29 July 1890, in his room at the Auberge Ravoux in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise in...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 October 2025
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A Bizarre Story of Brothers De Witt Who Were… Eaten by a Mob?
Legend has it that in 1672, two important Dutch statesmen and brothers, Johan and Cornelis de Witt, were murdered, mutilated, and eaten by an angry...
Nicole Ganbold 6 October 2025
Radical Harmony: Neo-Impressionism at the National Gallery in London
The National Gallery’s major fall exhibition showcases Neo-Impressionism from the Kröller-Müller Museum. There are lots of dots but are there...
Catriona Miller 2 October 2025
Masterpiece Story: Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow by Piet Mondrian
Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow is a golden example of Abstraction, De Stijl, and Constructivism. It purges the art of individual subjects by...
James W Singer 28 September 2025
Far Beyond Illusion: M.C. Escher and the Illustration of the Impossible
Known for representing impossible constructions and creating a world in which the figurative and the abstract intertwine, meet Maurits Cornelis...
Rute Ferreira 13 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Young Woman Peeling Apples by Nicolaes Maes
Today’s Masterpiece Story is about this lovely genre painting by Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693), a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in...
Alexandra Kiely 3 August 2025
Iconic Pieter Bruegel’s Hunters in the Snow in Movies
The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder belongs to the magnificent collection of Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Discover its story...
Zuzanna Stańska 31 July 2025
The Mystery of Vincent van Gogh’s Photos
Vincent van Gogh famously recorded himself in numerous self-portraits, but he hated photography and supposedly he never sat for a photo as an adult.
Zuzanna Stańska 29 July 2025
7 Extraordinary Van Gogh Paintings You’ve Probably Never Seen
Today, we wanted to focus on something extraordinary and show you 7 of Van Gogh’s paintings you’ve probably never seen. Everyone knows The Starry...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 July 2025
Vincent van Gogh’s Last Painting?
In July 1890, Vincent van Gogh painted one of his best-known artworks, Wheatfield with Crows. The painting is on display in The Van Gogh Museum in...
Heather Johnson 29 July 2025
Masterpiece Story: Woman in a Large Hat by Caesar van Everdingen
Caesar van Everdingen’s Woman in a Large Hat is a captivating oil-on-linen painting that offers a fascinating glimpse into 17th-century Dutch...
Alessia Caldana 20 July 2025
Masterpiece Story: Donkey Rides on the Beach by Isaac Israëls
As part of our link-up with the Rijksmuseum, here is one of Isaac Israel’s beach scenes. Donkey Rides is painted with a breezy freedom that...
Catriona Miller 20 July 2025
