10 Times When Egon Schiele Mastered Hip Hop Hand Gestures
Art is a serious thing. But sometimes some associations once they pop up in your head just can’t disappear. I didn’t find any scientific evidence...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 August 2023
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Queen Marie Antoinette in Portraits
Marie Antoinette, the final Queen of France and Navarre before the French Revolution, is renowned for numerous portraits that depict her life.
Zuzanna Stańska 10 August 2023
Maria Prymachenko — Folk Pacifist from Ukraine
Have you heard of Maria Prymachenko? She was an internationally acclaimed self-taught artist who drew from traditional Ukrainian folk art. What...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 August 2023
Qiu Zhijie: Mapping Today’s China
One of China’s most prominent contemporary artists, Qiu Zhijie’s work transcends boundaries and cultures through a unique blend of...
Carlotta Mazzoli 3 August 2023
9 Things You Must Know About Joan Miró
Joan Miró was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in the heart of Barcelona, the Barri Gòtic neighborhood. His work has been...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 August 2023
All That Glitters: The Sparkling World of Medieval Mosaics
Welcome to the sparkling world of medieval mosaics! Although not as famous as illuminated manuscripts or stained glass, the mosaic was a popular art...
Alexandra Kiely 2 August 2023
Berthe Weill: The Unknown Gallerist of the Avant-Garde
Do you know the name of the first female modern art gallery owner? Berthe Weill was born in 1865 and died in 1951 in Paris but nowadays she seems to...
Maia Heguiaphal 29 July 2023
It’s Too Hot to Move – Paintings for the Heatwave
As the heatwave rolls across Europe, it is certainly becoming too hot to move. And when we’re not moving, nothing is more pleasant than to lie...
Joanna Kaszubowska 27 July 2023
Meet Maria de Knuijt: Was Vermeer’s Main Patron a Woman?
We all know Girl with a Pearl Earring, but have you ever wondered to whom the piece originally belonged? In light of the recent, largest Vermeer...
Nicole Ganbold 23 July 2023
Masterpiece Story: Art of Painting by Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer is an enigmatic figure in the history of art. He is considered one of the most famous artists of the Dutch Golden Age. Why are his...
James W Singer 23 July 2023
5 Things You Should Know About Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter who lived and worked during the Dutch Golden Age. Along with Rembrandt and Frans Hals, he is considered one of...
Anastasia Manioudaki 23 July 2023
Summer Interior and Edward Hopper’s Women – Learning the Ropes of Romance
In Summer Interior, we see a solitary woman at the center of an unknown crisis. Edward Hopper‘s women appear frequently within his oeuvre —...
Tony Heathfield 22 July 2023
