Arcimboldo’s Allegories of the Seasons
Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s paintings of the four seasons have been astonishing audiences from the 16th century up to this day. Even though allegorical...
Anastasia Manioudaki 2 January 2024
Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s paintings of the four seasons have been astonishing audiences from the 16th century up to this day. Even though allegorical...
Anastasia Manioudaki 2 January 2024
Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a masterpiece of French Impressionism and a celebration of happiness and...
James W Singer 1 January 2024
If you love summer light, long vacation days, walking on the beach, and lying on the sand with a good book in your hand, these paintings by Joaquín...
Andra Patricia Ritisan 23 October 2023
As the heatwave rolls across Europe, it is certainly becoming too hot to move. And when we’re not moving, nothing is more pleasant than to lie...
Joanna Kaszubowska 27 July 2023
The Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla spent most of his summers with his family in French Biarritz, 35 kilometers from the border with Spain. The beach...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 June 2023
In the Northern Hemisphere, we will soon reach the height of summer. The time between 3 July and 11 August is also known as “the dog days.” And...
Joanna Kaszubowska 18 June 2023
Let’s take a look at depictions of bathing in art and admire some nudes. These paintings, which span just over 20 years, mark not only a...
Wendy Gray 18 June 2023
Have you ever thought of the wind in a painting? How to capture something you can’t really see? It either reflects on the sitters or the...
Magda Michalska 15 June 2023
So far we’ve had balloons and celestial bodies as part of this series. Now we move to kites as our flying objects in art, but where do we start?...
Sarah Mills 15 June 2023
Venus, who wouldn’t envy her? She is the embodiment of beauty, sexuality, and love. She is perhaps the most often depicted woman in art history.
Magda Michalska 2 May 2023
This painting is the crowning work of Joaquin Sorolla’s late period. It shows his wife, Clothilde, and eldest daughter, Maria, walking elegantly on...
Zuzanna Stańska 27 February 2023
The end of summer is approaching and these last days of sunshine create a kind of melancholic feeling. You would probably like to reflect on the past...
Michel Rutten 31 August 2022