Dutch Golden Age Explained
When one thinks of any Golden Age, the first thing that comes to mind is the 17th-century Netherlands at its glory – the Dutch Golden Age. The most...
Nicole Ganbold 9 September 2024
When one thinks of any Golden Age, the first thing that comes to mind is the 17th-century Netherlands at its glory – the Dutch Golden Age. The most...
Nicole Ganbold 9 September 2024
Just about all of us have a tiny inkling about Impressionism, the Renaissance, maybe even Expressionism, and what makes each movement different from...
Abreeza Thomas 9 September 2024
From its beginnings in India, Buddhist art has traveled across cultures. Buddhism developed its character thanks to many pilgrims who made their...
Marina Kochetkova 9 September 2024
Elizabeth L. Block, an art historian and Senior Editor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, presents her latest work, Beyond Vanity: The...
Errika Gerakiti 6 September 2024
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me is a portrait, a memoir, almost a poem, written by Patrick Bringley about the ten...
Ledys Chemin 6 September 2024
How does the place where art was created impact the work itself? And, in turn, can art influence how we view those very places? Diarmuid Hester...
Jenna Burns 6 September 2024
The book Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art comprises an innovative collection of essays by four different authors. Each...
Kaena Daeppen 6 September 2024
Parvati is a venerated Hindu goddess generally associated with domesticity, fertility, and beauty. She is an integral member of the Tridevi, the...
Maya M. Tola 2 September 2024
You may not know her name but you surely know her works. Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) is the icon of a modern woman, the epitome of Art Deco. She...
Lauren Kraut 29 August 2024
The 19th century was a tumultuous time for Mexico, to say the least. In 1821, it achieved its independence. However, the war devastated the country...
Jimena Escoto 26 August 2024
The historical narrative of Modernism is overwhelmingly western. However, the history of the movement is, in reality, one of constant diffusion...
Geoffrey Bunting 26 August 2024
Italian female fashion designer and couturier, the greatest rival of Coco Chanel, and a friend of Surrealists such as Salvador Dalì and Man Ray,...
Caroline Galambosova 23 August 2024