From Stockholm to Paris: The Newly Discovered Art of Julia Beck
Better known in France than in her home country, Julia Beck was a successful artist able to earn a living by producing art at the end of the 19th...
Natalia Tiberio 28 July 2022
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Tamara de Lempicka: The First Woman Artist to Be a Glamour Star
Tamara de Lempicka, star of the Art Deco world, was described by her Hollywood clients as the “Baroness of the Brush.” If one wanted to...
Magda Michalska 9 July 2022
10 Things You Must Know About Tamara de Lempicka
Tamara de Lempicka was many things: a successful artist, a society darling, and an expat. She knew how to create interest in herself and capitalize...
Joanna Kaszubowska 13 June 2022
Famous Painters and Their Children
On June 1st, 1925, the World Conference for the Well-Being of Children held in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International...
Magda Michalska 1 June 2022
These 4 Cute Children by Joshua Reynolds Will Make You Miss Childhood
Sir Joshua Reynolds, the first president of the British Royal Academy founded in 1768, was an exemplary painter. Having traveled to Italy on his...
Magda Michalska 1 June 2022
Our Dad Is an Artist: Thomas Gainsborough’s Daughters
British portrait and landscape painter Thomas Gainsborough was born on this day in 1727. Happy Birthday! To celebrate, let’s talk about his...
Alexandra Kiely 14 May 2022
Masterpiece Story: Grace Dalrymple Elliott by Thomas Gainsborough
The Frick Collection has an amazing ensemble of European masters. For example, works by Vermeer, Fragonard, and Goya grace its walls. Every room has...
James W Singer 14 May 2022
Raphael and La Fornarina – The Love Story
Margarita Luti is also known as “La Fornarina”, which means “the baker’s daughter”. According to legend, she was the...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 April 2022
Women in Kunstmuseum Bern: A Glimpse to the Collection
The collection of Kunstmuseum Bern ranges from the Gothic to the present and currently consists of more than 4,000 paintings and sculptures as well...
Zuzanna Stańska 25 March 2022
Both/And: The Art of Glenys Barton
There are many social, political, scientific, and economic models that are embracing the idea of the “both/and” philosophy. It is my...
Candy Bedworth 10 March 2022
An Instant Becomes Eternity: Nuns’ Profession Portraits in the 18th Century New Spain
At the beginning of the 18th century in New Spain (colonial Mexico), portraits of local elites became an essential genre. In a society with a strong...
Wen Gu 3 March 2022
Lise Tréhot – The Mysterious Beauty from Renoir’s Paintings
Born into a humble French family, Lise Tréhot (1848–1922) was an artist’s model who posed exclusively for Pierre-Auguste Renoir...
Anuradha Sroha 25 February 2022
