Famous People and Their Doppelgängers in Art
Doppelgänger is a word of German origin (doppel- meaning “double,” and -gänger meaning “goer”). In old German folklore, it...
Vithória Konzen Dill 1 October 2021
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Genres Explained: Still Life in Painting
Let’s explore the history of still life through a selection of 10 paintings corresponding to two key moments: the 17th century in the...
Soledad Castillo Jara 11 August 2021
Fast and Yummy: All We Know About Cezanne’s Fruit
Paul Cezanne was widely misunderstood by his contemporaries. This shy man, who was a precursor of Cubism and Fauvism, loved to paint fruit (in art...
Zuzanna Stańska 9 August 2021
Fruits, Flowers, and Death: Still Lifes in Art History
Still lifes are one of the most recurrent and well-known themes in art history. These subjects are usually representations of inanimate objects such...
Andra Patricia Ritisan 9 August 2021
Oh, I Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside: Bathing in Art
With the summer holidays upon us, it seems appropriate to take a small tour through depictions of leisure bathing in art. The package holiday...
Wendy Gray 9 July 2021
ALL Art from the BoJack Horseman Series Explained (Updated!)
We love it when pop culture adopts, uses, and remixes art history, especially when that mixture includes a T.V. show! If you’re a BoJack...
Zuzanna Stańska 4 July 2021
Does My Bum Look Big in This? The Female Body in Art
From Kylie to the Kardashians, bums seem to be big news. But that’s not modern selfie culture – the female body, especially buttocks have been a...
Candy Bedworth 22 April 2021
Commedia dell’Arte Characters in Art
Commedia dell’arte is a form of theater popular from the 16th to the 18th century. The name means comedy of art indicating that the performers...
Anastasia Manioudaki 22 March 2021
Picnic Time! Best Picnic Inspirations From Art
The days are getting warmer and longer and all I can think about are picnics and barbecues; when the sun is shining, the grass is green and birds are...
Magda Michalska 20 March 2021
Wagnerism in Art: Painting Music or Listening to Pictures
What is Wagnerism? There are perhaps no other cultural movements in the world that we have named after one person. Wagnerism was admiration for...
Alina Manevskaya 14 January 2021
The Nerdwriter: YouTube Channel for Art Lovers
If you are a naturally curious person and above all an art lover, Nerdwriter is a complete channel to kill all curiosities and learn a...
Dévra Taboada 21 October 2020
The Best Autumn Foods in Still Life Paintings
I love everything about autumn – the cool, crisp air, the warm sweaters, the sense that the holiday season will soon arrive. But most of all, I...
Alexandra Kiely 26 September 2020
