Claire Falkenstein: Wire and Venetian Glass Sculptures
American sculptor Claire Falkenstein (1908–1997) was highly successful in her days, but today her story rarely resurfaces on the pages of art...
Magda Michalska 2 August 2024
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7 Extraordinary Stained Glass Wonders You Need to Know
The practice of decorating pieces of glass with the aim of adorning a room seems to originate in the ancient Roman Empire. Later stained glass...
Camilla de Laurentis 2 August 2024
One with Nature: Nude Paintings in Natural Settings
Depictions of the nude figurative form is a time-honored artistic tradition dating back to antiquity. Depending on the period in question, the...
Maya M. Tola 1 August 2024
The Dark Arts of Aleksandra Waliszewska
Rather unsettling, quite macabre, and more than slightly erotic, the paintings and illustrations by Polish artist Aleksandra Waliszewska are...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 1 August 2024
The Story of Nikifor – A Self-Taught Painter from the Carpathian Mountains
“Epifaniusz Drowniak” is now a household name in Polish naïve art and, arguably, across Europe alongside painters such as Henri...
Katarzyna Waszak 1 August 2024
Polish Art Nouveau Genius – Stanisław Wyspiański
Likened by his 19th century Polish compatriots to a modern Leonardo da Vinci, Stanisław Wyspiański’s talents encompassed more than just the...
Pola Otterstein, Szymon Jocek 1 August 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Lighthouse at Honfleur by Georges Seurat
The Lighthouse at Honfleur is a Pointilist painting by the French artist Georges Seurat. Let’s learn a little more about what made his...
Alexandra Kiely 31 July 2024
Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge – The Everlasting Friendship
Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge were inseparable for years. Although it was never proven that there was something romantic between the two of them,...
Zuzanna Stańska 30 July 2024
Artist and Patron – Friend or Foe?
Since ancient times, patrons have played a vital role in art history. Patronage can be found almost everywhere – in Europe, feudal Japan, and...
Candy Bedworth 30 July 2024
A Fierce Romance of Art and Fashion: The Friendship between Salvador Dalí and Coco Chanel
When Dalí moved to Paris in 1926, Chanel was already a famous fashion designer. Dalí had already worked in the fashion industry, as he had...
Errika Gerakiti 30 July 2024
How Yves Klein Played with Gold
Yves Klein made blue a trademark. The International Klein Blue (IKB) was coined by Klein, even though the color existed before the name. But don’t...
Piotr Policht 29 July 2024
Social Media Giant Censors Leopold Museum Artworks
Vienna in Austria is currently the unlikely location of a David and Goliath battle, where the small (but perfectly formed) Leopold museum is taking on the global social media giant, Meta.
Candy Bedworth 29 July 2024
