Masterpiece Story: Nike of Samothrace
Nike of Samothrace is the masterpiece of an unknown Hellenistic artist. While the artist’s story may be unknown, the statue’s story is as complex...
James W Singer 26 July 2026
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Alphonse Mucha—Art Nouveau Master
Alphonse Mucha is perhaps the artist most publicly associated with Art Nouveau. Today we explore the life and work of the Czech master. Alphonse...
Europeana 24 July 2026
Gwen John: A Converted Artist
Have you ever heard of the artist Gwen John before? She was a painter from Wales following the Post-Impressionist style. The compositions of her...
Magda Michalska 20 July 2026
Constance Mayer and Pierre Prud’hon: Better Together?
Constance Mayer (1775-1821) was one of a generation of women artists who took advantage of the new freedoms offered by the French Revolution. She...
Catriona Miller 20 July 2026
Gwen John in Post-Impressionist Paris
A glimpse into the life of the Welsh daughter who ran away to Paris to paint. Let us follow Gwen John in Post-Impressionist Paris. Gwendoline Mary...
Candy Bedworth 20 July 2026
Masterpiece Story: Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
Claude Monet’s Impression, Sunrise is a masterpiece of Impressionism that captures the elusiveness and the impermanence of an autumn...
James W Singer 19 July 2026
Claude Monet and Saint Lazare Train Station
Between 1853 and 1870 Paris has been renovated and modernized by Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann. This prefect of the...
Zuzanna Stańska 15 July 2026
Artists and Paintings: Everything You Need to Know About Impressionism
Impressionism is one of the most significant movements of modern art. The names of Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, or Edgar Degas are widely...
Nataliia Pecherska 15 July 2026
Everything You Have to Know About A Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
When the summer is over, we all probably miss the sunny weather, long days, and warm nights. There is a famous painting that is the quintessence of...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 July 2026
Bastille Day in 5 Paintings
Fête nationale or 14 Juillet are the official names of Bastille Day in France. This national French holiday commemorates the beginning of the French...
Magda Michalska 14 July 2026
Madame Grès, The Sphinx of Fashion
During the 1930s, fashion was heavily influenced by ancient Greece. In the previous decades, there was an appreciation through patterns such as the...
Errika Gerakiti 9 July 2026
