Story of Pygmalion and Galatea by Sir Edward Burne-Jones
The story of Pygmalion and Galatea is an enchanting myth about a Cypriot sculptor who fell in love with his own sculpture. He prays to goddess...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 20 May 2026
#Pre-Raphaelites
10 Pre-Raphaelites You May (Or May Not) Have Heard Of
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood shook the foundations of art and art theory. It quickly went from a group of seven to a movement that counted many...
Edoardo Cesarino 12 May 2026
Julia Margaret Cameron—The Queen of Pre-Raphaelite Photography
The English Victorian artist Julia Margaret Cameron (who was actually born in India and raised in France) was an irreplaceable representative of...
Rute Ferreira 12 May 2026
Literature in the Pre-Raphaelite Paintings
From its very inception, subjects taken from the literature were a staple for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Shakespeare, Keats, and Tennyson were...
Anastasia Manioudaki 12 May 2026
The American Museum Every Pre-Raphaelite Art Lover Should Know
Britain is an obvious pilgrimage site for all Pre-Raphaelite fans, but did you know that American museums also have something great to offer? In...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 May 2026
The Pre-Raphaelites and the Wombat
Many people are obsessed with cute cats, penguins, pandas, koalas, and all sorts of animals. However one rarely hears about the wombat, especially in...
Joanna Kaszubowska 12 May 2026
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters: Five Female Painters to Know
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, an all-male artistic fraction active during the second half of the 19th century, has become synonymous today with...
Anastasia Tsaleza 30 March 2026
The Last of the Pre-Raphaelites: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale in 10 Paintings
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale’s paintings are full of rich, opulent color and detail, and her subjects range from Arthurian legends to fairies to the...
Theodore Carter 23 March 2026
10 Things You Should Know About the Pre-Raphaelites
Just about all of us have a tiny inkling about Impressionism, the Renaissance, maybe even Expressionism, and what makes each movement different from...
Abreeza Thomas 16 March 2026
Masterpiece Story: Miranda by John William Waterhouse
The subject of this eerie painting by John William Waterhouse is Miranda, a character from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. She was detained on...
Guest Author 3 March 2026
Masterpiece Story: Flaming June by Sir Frederic Leighton
We have prepared a story about this truly warm painting that can leave you in flames… Ladies and Gentlemen, Flaming June by Sir Frederic...
Joanna Kaszubowska 22 February 2026
