Masterpiece Story: The Theater Box by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Entertainments such as cabarets, theaters, and the circus were popular themes among the Impressionist painters whose mission was to portray modern...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 March 2026
#Portraits
Rediscovering Fauvist Georgette Agutte in 10 Paintings
Georgette Agutte was one of the very few women who participated in the Parisian art scene at the turn of the 20th century. She was a sculptor and a...
Nikolina Konjevod 26 March 2026
Masterpiece Story: Girl in a Picture Frame by Rembrandt
The girl leans out of the painting as if she intends to cross the boundary between art and reality—she touches the frame and looks directly at the...
The Royal Castle in Warsaw 26 March 2026
Suzanne Valadon: Model, Painter, Rebel
Throughout her inspiring life, Suzanne Valadon transitioned from an in-demand model to a successful artist. Along the way, she challenged societal...
Lauren Kraut 26 March 2026
Royaltastic Queens: Women Who Fought the Patriarchy and Won!
Follow us on a short historical tour of thriving royal women across Europe who enjoyed power and success on their own terms. How we measure royal...
Candy Bedworth 18 March 2026
Queen Elizabeth I—Portraits of the Last Tudor
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was the only surviving child of King Henry VIII of England and his second wife Anne Boleyn. Being a girl was hard...
Sarah Mills 18 March 2026
Portraying Royalty: High-Profile Subjects of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun was one of the most accomplished portraitists of her generation. At the peak of her fame, the doors of the highest European...
Edoardo Cesarino 16 March 2026
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Travels Across Europe
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun was a French portrait painter working in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. While her subject matter and color palette...
Natalia Iacobelli 16 March 2026
Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait with Her Daughter by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Self-Portrait with Her Daughter, Julie by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun is a portrait masterpiece blending fashionable elegance and emotional naturalism.
James W Singer 16 March 2026
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun and Amazing Women in Her Portraits
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun and the women in her portraits should be a reference for every art lover. The French painter—also known as Madame Le...
Pola Otterstein 16 March 2026
Sylvia Sleigh—A Woman Who Slayed Male Nudes
Sylvia Sleigh was beautiful inside out—brave and independent, she pursued her figurative style which was regarded as outmoded in the years of Pop...
Magda Michalska 12 March 2026
