Do You Fancy a Party? Elegant Gatherings in Art
Social gatherings have consistently inspired artists across history, enabling them to encapsulate the spirit of diverse eras, cultures, and social...
Maya M. Tola 31 December 2024
Social gatherings have consistently inspired artists across history, enabling them to encapsulate the spirit of diverse eras, cultures, and social...
Maya M. Tola 31 December 2024
The Roaring Twenties was a period when many things changed – both socially and politically. The dramatic economic growth of the decade led many...
Pola Otterstein 30 December 2024
Victoria & Albert Museum in London is a hoarder’s dream. They have unrivaled collections of everything you can think of, one of them being...
Joanna Kaszubowska 30 December 2024
It’s thanks to the Victorians that the tradition of sending Christmas cards exists. The very first commercial Christmas card was sent in 1843, and...
Jenna Burns 24 December 2024
Despite lasting only a century (c. 1100-1000 BCE), the dark ages in Greece were an era of material poverty, cultural isolation, and artistic decline.
Lauren Dorsey 23 December 2024
Lust, Gluttony, and Sloth. Three of the Seven Deadly Sins are depicted in Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema’s The Roses of Heliogabalus. Many other sins are...
James W Singer 22 December 2024
I know, it is a bit rude to discuss private lives of people. But when it comes to the Impressionists, knowing their relationships, connections,...
Zuzanna Stańska 22 December 2024
At the outbreak of World War II, Varian Fry, a US journalist, volunteered to travel to Marseille to assist in the repatriation of Europe’s...
Javier Abel Miguel 18 December 2024
As long as there have been artists, there have been migrant artists. Like anyone else, they’ve left their homeland and traveled abroad for many...
Catriona Miller 18 December 2024
On International Migrants Day, we remember the persecution of artists by oppressive and authoritarian regimes. Artists who fled the Nazi regime in...
Candy Bedworth 18 December 2024
Nestled in the heart of Paris on the right bank of the Seine, Musée du Louvre stands as a testament to human creativity and a shared cultural...
Maya M. Tola 17 December 2024
Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) stands tall as a monumental force in both art and social justice. With a career over seven dynamic decades, she...
Sabrina Phillips 16 December 2024