The best-known image of Eleanor of Toledo also features one of the most beautiful dresses in art history. Don’t be too distracted by the beauty of...
Vithória Konzen Dill 20 February 2026
In the realm of contemporary art, few voices resonate with the depth and intrigue found in the paintings of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. With a masterful...
Carlotta Mazzoli 19 February 2026
Although Jeanne Hebuterne is often seen through the lens of her famous partner, Amedeo Modigliani and their tumultuous relationship, she was...
Magda Michalska 18 February 2026
The life and work of Leonardo da Vinci have been dissected and analyzed in detail by the sharp eye of art critics and historians. Yet, the biography...
Maria Frazzoni 16 February 2026
Few beverages have shaped culture quite like coffee. Artists across centuries have captured coffee in paintings, from intimate domestic moments to...
Elizabeth Provost 13 February 2026
When first unveiled at the Smithsonian in 1944, Betsy Graves Reyneau’s 38 portraits of prominent African Americans were potent weapons in the...
Theodore Carter 9 February 2026
Constance Marie Charpentier (1767–1849) was a French painter celebrated for her refined portraits and genre scenes, often infused with sensitivity...
Zuzanna Stańska 6 February 2026
John Singer Sargent’s flattering, flashy images of late Victorian and Edwardian high society are justifiably famous. They made him rich but...
Catriona Miller 3 February 2026
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is one of the most famous painters of his generation. His ballerinas are held in many of the world’s most prestigious...
Jimena Escoto 30 January 2026
On August 19, 1839, the French government acquired the patent for the daguerreotype and made it the first publicly available photographic process. As...
Zuzanna Stańska 30 January 2026
Art is a serious thing. But sometimes, some associations, once they pop up in your head, just can’t disappear. I didn’t find any scientific...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 January 2026
The still-life genre often seems less interesting than other art forms, so perhaps it is unsurprising that 18th-century French painter Anne...
Catriona Miller 26 January 2026
