The Black and White World of Felix Vallotton’s Prints
Felix Vallotton is, in my opinion, one of the most underestimated modern artists. I haven’t heard about him in my art history lectures at...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 April 2024
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7 Things You Should Know About Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, born in Venice in 1720 but later adopted by Rome, emerged as a preeminent illustrator of archaeological antiquities...
Celia Leiva Otto 18 April 2024
Beautiful and Scary: Illustrations for Poe’s Horror Stories by Harry Clarke
Harry Clarke was an Irish stained glass artist and book illustrator. He made notable works in both fields but somehow his stained glass works are a...
Marija Canjuga 18 April 2024
Aubrey Beardsley: Sharp Blacks and Whites of the Victorian Era
Aubrey Beardsley was an extremely talented draughtsman of the Victorian era. As a young boy, he suffered from tuberculosis, yet decided to live his...
Magda Michalska 18 April 2024
Masterpiece Story: Rain by Oswaldo Goeldi
Whether it’s a dream or a memory, it does not matter. Our gaze is immediately drawn to a bright red umbrella that hangs in the black air like a...
Rute Ferreira 7 April 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Courtesan Hinaaya of the Chōji House by Kikukawa Eizan
The Courtesan Hinaaya of the Chōji House by Kikukawa Eizan, is one of the woodblock prints from Vincent and Theo van Gogh’s collection in the Van...
Urvi Chheda 31 March 2024
How Japanese Woodcuts Were Made
Hokusai’s Great Wave from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji and Hiroshige’s The Plum Garden in Kameido from One Hundred Famous Views of...
Irina Diana Calu 25 March 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Climax by Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Beardsley’s legacy endures, etched into the contours of the Art Nouveau movement. His distinctive style, marked by grotesque imagery and...
Lisa Scalone 22 February 2024
Félix Vallotton: Illustrator of Fin de Siècle Paris
Félix Vallotton was a Swiss painter who left his home country to join the artistic nebula of Paris at the fin de siècle—the end of the century.
Kaena Daeppen 22 February 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Ancient of Days by William Blake
The Ancient of Days, designed, printed, and hand colored by William Blake, was the frontispiece of his 1794 poem Europe a Prophecy. An epic...
Catriona Miller 3 January 2024
How to Party Like Andy Warhol
If Andy Warhol were to host a birthday celebration, he would likely have thrown a massive party, given that his Factory attracted socialites, drag...
Magda Michalska 31 December 2023
How Did the Dutch Become Dutch: Propaganda Prints in the Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age of the Dutch Republic was a flourishing period for culture and economy, yet it wasn’t characterized by peace. The Dutch Republic...
Andreea Iancu 15 December 2023
