The Art of Mihrab – Little Masterpieces of Islamic Art
What is a mihrab? It’s a typically semi-circular niche in a mosque. It’s usually inserted in the center of a Quibla wall, the wall which...
Magda Michalska 2 April 2022
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4 Mosques and Their Unique Histories
Islamic architecture is well-known for spacious courtyards, colorful wall paintings, and tiles with incredible patterns. The history of many mosques...
Magda Michalska, Aniela Rybak 28 March 2022
Treasures of Medieval Irish Art to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, so that means it’s a day to celebrate all things Irish. What better way to do that than by looking at some...
Alexandra Kiely 17 March 2022
Masterpiece Story: Ognissanti Madonna by Giotto
Giotto di Bondone is known as the artist who, in the 13th century, began to paint in a way that led art history to the Renaissance. This Florentine...
Zuzanna Stańska 15 March 2022
Masterpiece Story: Virgin of Guadalupe by Sebastián Zalcedo
The Virgin of Guadalupe depicts the narrative of the Christian Virgin Mary who allegedly appeared multiple times in December 1531 before a Mexican...
James W Singer 15 March 2022
Sistine Chapel: Michelangelo, the Warrior Pope and God’s Bottom
No, I am not indulging in casual profanity, in this painting, we are actually looking at God’s bare bottom and it graces the ceiling of the Sistine...
Guest Profile 6 March 2022
All You Need to Know About The Last Judgement by Michelangelo
There is a lot happening in this Sistine Chapel altar-wall fresco. Narratives within other narratives that contain enough imagery to last scholars a...
Rachel Witte 6 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
Peter Paul Rubens: Sensuous Gods and Dramatic Saints
Peter Paul Rubens is synonymous with Flemish Baroque. His dynamic yet sensuous style made him the most popular artist of his time, running a large...
Anastasia Manioudaki 14 February 2022
10 Facts About The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci You Should Know
The legendary 15th century painter Leonardo da Vinci has an impressive legacy of artworks. The maestro left behind a huge number of works that played...
Guest Profile 9 February 2022
Epiphany Quizzed: What Do You Know?
Epiphany had been a popular subject in painting already in the Middle Ages, yet it became a topos during the Renaissance when each respected painter...
Magda Michalska 6 January 2022
Faith and Art: The Religious Art of William Hole
I invite you to take a closer look at a great Scottish etcher, muralist, and illustrator, William Hole (1846-1917) whom I discovered by chance when I...
Guest Profile 20 December 2021
