Art in Emily in Paris
In season three of Netflix’s Emily in Paris, the cast travels around Paris, France, and visits many famous museums, monuments, and sites. While...
Anna Ingram 25 January 2024
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Jean Cocteau – Prince of Parisian Bohème
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (1889-1963) was a prince of bohème. A significant figure in the European art of the 20th century, Cocteau...
Valeria Kumekina 18 January 2024
Last Chance to See! Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism
London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery presents Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism, in partnership with the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris. The first...
Natalia Iacobelli 2 September 2023
Book Review: Dressing Up, The Women Who Influenced French Fashion by Elizabeth L. Block
Dressing Up, The Women Who Influenced French Fashion is a 2021 book written by art historian Elizabeth L. Block. She is the Senior Editor in the...
Errika Gerakiti 17 August 2023
Berthe Weill: The Unknown Gallerist of the Avant-Garde
Do you know the name of the first female modern art gallery owner? Berthe Weill was born in 1865 and died in 1951 in Paris but nowadays she seems to...
Maia Heguiaphal 29 July 2023
The Hundred Faces of Kiki de Montparnasse
Kiki de Montparnasse was an actress, singer, and muse of Man Ray. Known as the “Queen of Montparnasse,” she influenced the trajectory of...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 June 2023
Ramses the Great: A Pharaoh in Paris
After the United States, and before Australia, France has been, since April 7, the only European country to host a large-scale exhibition around the...
Montaine Dumont 25 May 2023
A Perfect World of Perfect Women in James Tissot’s Paintings
This title might be a little controversial. In fact, critics find the term demimondaine to be more accurate when describing James Tissot’s series...
Magda Michalska 23 February 2023
7 Not Just Blue Masterpieces by Yves Klein
Although he only lived 34 years, it could seem that Yves Klein lived more than one life. This French artist initially devoted himself to the...
Camilla de Laurentis 26 January 2023
Find Paradise with Niki de Saint Phalle: Paradis Retrouvé in Opera Gallery
This week marks the birthday of Niki de Saint Phalle, the Franco-American artist who died in 2002. To celebrate the occasion, I visited a new...
Louisa Mahoney 29 October 2022
Absinthe – Art Nouveau’s Green Fairy
Since becoming popular in late 19th century France, in the era of Art Nouveau, absinthe has always had a certain mystique. Derived mostly from the...
Europeana 12 September 2022
How Cubism Changed During the 20th Century
Art changed a lot during the start of the 20th century. World War I affected this transition and changed the process as many artists tried to express...
Emre Kagitci 30 July 2022
