Tove Jansson’s Life of Wonders
Best known for the Moomins from her series of novels, comic strips, and short stories, Tove Jansson was an illustrator, painter, and writer. Born in...
Natalia Tiberio 17 March 2024
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Masterpiece Story: Três Orixás by Djanira da Motta e Silva
Djanira da Motta e Silva pictured a very unusual Holy Trinity made of three deities from the Afro-Brazilian Pantheon. They are accompanied by...
Alicja Gluszek 17 March 2024
Donatello’s Mary Magdalene: Penitence and Salvation
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, better known as Donatello, was a sculptor born around 1386 in Florence, which is also the city in which he died in...
Soledad Castillo Jara 17 March 2024
Masterpiece Story: Saint Anne
To the south of Egypt is the mysterious land of Nubia. It has a complex history due to the different states and religions that have occupied the...
James W Singer 17 March 2024
Masterpiece Story: Virgin of Guadalupe by Sebastián Zalcedo
The Virgin of Guadalupe depicts the narrative of the Christian Virgin Mary who allegedly appeared multiple times in December 1531 before a Mexican...
James W Singer 17 March 2024
5 Best Museum Gift Shops in Berlin
Are you seeking a special gift for your loved ones (or for yourself)? We’ve got you covered with inspiration from five of Berlin’s most...
Theresa Kohlbeck Jakobsen 16 March 2024
Why You Should Visit the Boros Collection in Berlin
The Boros Collection, alternatively called the Bunker of Berlin, Banana Bunker, and, according to the New York Times, the “Hardest Club on...
Kaena Daeppen 16 March 2024
6 Highlights from the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin
Discover the wealth of 19th-century artistic treasures housed within Berlin’s Alte Nationalgalerie, a true gem in Germany’s cultural...
Anastasia Manioudaki 16 March 2024
The Dark Age of Rome – The Cadaver Synod
In a career that spanned over two decades, Jean-Paul Laurens painted some of French art’s most plaintive historical moments: two young princes...
Guest Profile 15 March 2024
Gesina ter Borch’s Sole Signed Painting Emerges at an Art Fair
Recently Rijksmuseum announced an acquisition of a highly sought-after newly emerged work by a Dutch Golden Age artist, Gesina ter Borch. This...
Nicole Ganbold 15 March 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David
In a Neoclassicist masterpiece painted on the eve of the French Revolution, Jacques-Louis David depicts the beginning of an epic Roman story in The...
Coleman Richards 15 March 2024
Florence Welch — A Modern Pre-Raphaelite Muse
We all know Florence Welch, the leader of the indie-rock band Florence + The Machine. And if you don’t, I suggest you find her cosmic music right...
Elizaveta Ermakova 15 March 2024
