An Artistic Tour of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Regardless of the time of the year, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the first things that come to mind when the word...
Ledys Chemin 24 June 2024
European Art
Midsummer – An Old Pagan Tradition in Scandinavian Art
The summer solstice in June is celebrated throughout several cultures. The Scandinavian culture is no exception to that. Initially tied to pagan...
Merve Parla 24 June 2024
Masterpiece Story: Summer’s Day by Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot was at the centre of Impressionism during the 1870s and 1880s and works like Summer’s Day seem utterly characteristic of the...
Catriona Miller 23 June 2024
Masterpiece Story: Portrait of Eva Gonzalès by Édouard Manet
You’ve probably heard of the Impressionists: Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, and Camille Pissarro. These guys are not only known for...
Abreeza Thomas 22 June 2024
Nature in Art: Gustav Klimt’s Enchanting Depictions of Trees
Gustav Klimt, the master of the Vienna Secession, is known for his golden paintings full of fantastic creatures, rich ornaments, and beautiful women...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 June 2024
Escape to the Forest: The Birth of Barbizon School
During the 19th century, the most promising artists trained at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris. The Academy taught its pupils...
Gokce Dyson 21 June 2024
Jacqueline Marval: The Female Fauvist You’ve Never Heard Of
She was known as one of the greatest painters of her day and was a central figure of the Parisian art scene at the turn of the 20th century. She...
Natalia Iacobelli 20 June 2024
Henri Matisse in 10 Paintings
A renowned artist, Henri Matisse was one of the most prominent figures of the avant-garde movement. He is widely considered the father of Fauvism.
Valeria Kumekina 19 June 2024
Masterpiece Story: Harmony in Red by Henri Matisse
Sergei Shchukin once said “If a picture gives you a psychological shock, buy it. It’s a good one.” And the Matisse painting I would like to...
Zuzanna Stańska 19 June 2024
Travel in the Footsteps of Henri Matisse in Morocco
Until the advent of mass tourism, North Africa’s jewel, Morocco remained a relatively unknown world of sultans, spices and sparse deserts. A number...
Charlotte Stace 19 June 2024
Why Was Matisse Obsessed with Goldfish?
Goldfish here, goldfish there—in a bowl, in a tank, on a table, by the window—goldfish everywhere. As I delved into Henri Matisse’s work, I...
Magda Michalska 19 June 2024
10 Most Important Masterpieces Lost During World War II
Art theft and looting occurred on a massive scale during World War II. It all started with Adolf Hitler’s unsuccessful career as an artist. He was...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 June 2024
