The Minister of Beauty: Antonio Canova in 5 Sculptures
Antonio Canova was considered the greatest sculptor of his time. His sculptures fall into three categories: heroic compositions, compositions of...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 November 2023
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Käthe Kollwitz: Germany’s Greatest Female Artist
Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) was one of Germany’s greatest artists. She holds the distinction of being the only woman artist to make it into Ernst...
Chris Dobson 22 September 2023
Vinnie Ream: Should a Teenage Girl Sculpt Abraham Lincoln?
Vinnie Ream became the first woman to win a US government commission for a statue in 1866—at the age of 18! She created a life-sized figure of...
Kathie Manthorne 18 September 2023
Have You Ever Seen Ancient Sculptures’ Colors?
We admire the beauty and plasticity of ancient sculptures, how harmoniously they fit into the surrounding landscape. But we rarely ask ourselves the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 18 September 2023
How to Identify a Roman Emperor by His Beard
How many times have you walked into a museum full of statues or busts and not been able to tell one ancient sculpture from another? It can be...
Lauren Dorsey 18 September 2023
10 Facts to Know About Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero was a Colombian figurative painter and sculptor. Once you see his art, you will never forget it. He depicted people and figures in...
Zuzanna Stańska 15 September 2023
Boterismo in Art: Fernando Botero’s Chubby Paintings
Colombian artist, Fernando Botero, demonstrates how differently we can all view the same object. Although Botero was known for depicting everything...
Gabriela Hurtado 15 September 2023
Wishes & Streams: Trevi Fountain in Rome
During long, warm summer days it is hard not to dream about much-needed holidays. With that said I was reminded of my visit to Rome some time ago...
Nadine Waldmann 27 August 2023
CoBrA 101: Everything You Need to Know
Following World War II, numerous like-minded European artists claimed complete creative independence. Considering they had a common vision, they...
Tommy Thiange 17 August 2023
Art and Culture of the Dogon People of Africa
African art and culture had been a driving inspiration to European modern artists like Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, and Amedeo Modigliani, among...
Urvi Chheda 9 August 2023
Living Memories: The Funerary Stelae of Ancient Cyprus
The majority of sculpture that survives from ancient Cyprus are funerary stelae, elaborate grave markers to commemorate the dead. Possessing an...
Marga Patterson 28 July 2023
Mysterious Female Nude Statuettes of the Parthian Empire
Several female nude statuettes have been unearthed from the subterranean landscape of ancient Iraq. Rendered in the Greco-Babylonian style, these...
Marga Patterson 18 July 2023
