Masterpiece Story: Mithras Slaying the Bull
Mithras Slaying the Bull is a compilation of the entire religious and symbolic images of Mithraism. It reflects promised immortality and personal...
James W Singer 21 January 2024
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The Snow Queen – Book Illustrations
The Snow Queen is one of the most beautiful winter tales. It was originally published on December 21st, 1844. The fairytale has been continuously...
Errika Gerakiti 3 January 2024
Legend of Proserpina by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Works of the famous Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti often resonate with his personal experiences in life and love. Especially, the lush...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 13 December 2023
Salvador Dalí and His Burning Giraffes
The Burning Giraffe is one of Salvador Dalí’s most famous paintings but the motif did not appear only in this one work. Today we will show you all...
Zuzanna Stańska 16 November 2023
Philipp Otto Runge: The Seer of the Mysteries of God
Philipp Otto Runge died of consumption at the same age as Christ, which to those who believe in signs might be crucial since Runge was a mystic who...
Magda Michalska 26 October 2023
Medusa Jewelry That Had the Power to Petrify
Since ancient times jewelry hasn’t only been a fashion detail or simple ornament, but a status symbol with a variety of meanings. On it, among...
Ana Djoric 9 October 2023
The Hidden Meanings of Nature in Čiurlionis’ Paintings
What’s nature like outside your window today? Is it calm and relaxing, or maybe there’s a frightening storm swaying the trees? Perhaps you are...
Guest Author 21 September 2023
All You Should Know About Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I
A renowned print, famously titled “Melencolia I” and crafted by Albrecht Dürer, stands as one of the most captivating works in art...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 September 2023
The Fantasy World of Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Portraits
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was the king of Mannerism. If you see a portrait made of plants, vegetables, books, animals and generally speaking, stuff – you...
Zuzanna Stańska 28 August 2023
Lady in Red – Famous Red Dresses in Art
Here we present for you 9 ladies wearing red dresses painted by famous artists. You will find Madonnas, prostitutes, symbolic figures, and even a...
Zuzanna Stańska 17 August 2023
Art and Culture of the Dogon People of Africa
African art and culture had been a driving inspiration to European modern artists like Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, and Amedeo Modigliani, among...
Urvi Chheda 9 August 2023
Mysterious Female Nude Statuettes of the Parthian Empire
Several female nude statuettes have been unearthed from the subterranean landscape of ancient Iraq. Rendered in the Greco-Babylonian style, these...
Marga Patterson 18 July 2023
