Anna Bilińska’s Parisian Career and Tragic Life
If you think your life is taking wrong turns and it feels like you’re sailing against the wind, read on. The story of artist Anna Bilińska, ...
Magda Michalska 27 September 2021
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Discovering Camelot: Arthurian Art in Poland
1887 saw a significant discovery in the field of medieval art, though at the time nobody, not even the discoverer himself, was aware of the real ...
Guest Profile 12 May 2021
Zdzisław Beksiński’s Passion for Music
In the history of art, so much has been written and said about the close relationship between music and painting. Numerous painters have declared ...
Guest Profile 5 May 2021
Mela Muter – Accomplished Portraitist and Devoted Mother
Although in her day she was most famous for portraits of members of the Parisian Boheme, Mela Muter was deeply fascinated with capturing the ...
Magda Michalska 26 April 2021
Jan Matejko – The Painter of Polish History
Jan Matejko (1838–1893) is one of the most famous Polish painters. When he was in his twenties, he was twice awarded the gold medal at the World ...
Judyta Dąbrowska 21 January 2021
How Roman Opałka Envisioned Infinity
In 1965, the French-born, Polish painter Roman Opałka came to an important decision. While sitting at the Café Bristol in Warsaw waiting for his ...
Caroline Mokrohajská 5 January 2021
Painting of the Week: Leonardo da Vinci, The Lady with an Ermine
One of the greatest masterpieces of Western art, The Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci, presents Cecilia Gallerani (ca. 1473–1536). Young, ...
Zuzanna Stańska 23 August 2020
Olga Boznanska: An Uneasy Story of a Polish Painter
Olga Boznanska is one of the most famous female Polish Post-Impressionists. Her multiple portraits of fragile women and children are permeated with ...
Magda Michalska 18 August 2020
Painting of the Week: Saint Anne
To the south of Egypt is the mysterious land of Nubia. It has a complex history due to the different states and religions that have occupied the ...
James W Singer 16 August 2020
10 National Museum in Warsaw Highlights You Need to Know
The National Museum in Warsaw is one of the most important museums in Poland. It also has an amazing collection of art - which obviously includes a ...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 August 2020
Painting of the Week: Józef Simmler, The Death of Barbara Radziwiłł
The National Museum in Warsaw is one of the largest museums in Poland and boasts an extensive art collection. Among its body of works is The Death of ...
James W Singer 2 August 2020
Tableaux Vivants: A Long History of Recreating Art
A fanciful costume, a theatrical pose, the right light… and for a few seconds the viewer is immersed in a “living picture.” You have probably ...
Guest Profile 1 May 2020
