The Musician, the Faun, and the Sunrise—Impressionism in Three Arts
What do you get when you add some light, some inspiration, and some musical color? You get the recipe for cutting-edge content that will change how...
Ledys Chemin 13 January 2021
#Portraits
Royal Portraits: The Art of Image
Shakespeare once wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” For monarchs...
Abreeza Thomas 16 August 2020
The Government Venus: Top Five Portraits of Elisabeth of Russia
Elisabeth of Russia (1709-1761) was the most beautiful empress from the Romanov dynasty. Contemporaries called her “the sparkle of Peter the...
Guest Profile 12 August 2020
Lady Anne Clifford: Portraits of a 17th Century Feminist
During the early modern period of European history (ca. 1500-1800), women experienced different freedoms depending on where they lived and the laws...
Rachel Witte 11 August 2020
Painting of the Week: Thomas Lawrence, Julia, Lady Peel
When I saw the portrait of Julia, Lady Peel by Sir Thomas Lawrence in the Frick Collection, I was intrigued by the artwork. There is a...
Marina Kochetkova 5 July 2020
Family in Art: Missing Our Loved Ones
Today, we have photographs and video cameras to help us capture special moments or gatherings with family and friends. We are able to capture the...
Rachel Witte 25 May 2020
Art Memes in the Time of Quarantine
Memes seem to be the way that our generation sees the world. We send, make, and, most of all, laugh at them. It may not come as a surprise then that...
Rachel Witte 22 April 2020
Around the World with the National Portrait Gallery – P.1 The Extremes
The National Portrait Gallery in London is due to close its doors starting 29 June 2020. The Inspiring People gallery re-development works will take...
Joanna Kaszubowska 4 January 2020
National Portrait Gallery in London
You have approximately six months until the National Portrait Gallery shuts down for a three year renovation (29 June 2020 – Spring 2023)! If...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 14 December 2019
Jeanne Hébuterne: Not Only a Muse but an Artist in Her Own Right
This article is not about the tragic love story between Jeanne Hébuterne and Amedeo Modigliani (if you want to read about it, click here). This...
Magda Michalska 12 July 2019
Egon Schiele, Edith with Striped Dress, Sitting
Edith Harms, the future wife of Egon Schiele, lived with her sister, Adele and their parents across the street from Schiele’s studio at the...
Zuzanna Stańska 19 August 2018
Why is Klimt Famous?
Gustav Klimt, born in Austria in 1862, is celebrated as one of the most valued artists in the history of art. But, why is Klimt famous? Why exactly...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 28 March 2018
