Masterpiece Story: Tables for Ladies by Edward Hopper
Indeed, when we look at this painting, everything is very Hopper-ish – the circulating sensation of sadness and loneliness, the weariness of...
Zuzanna Stańska, 21 July 2024
Art Forms
Masterpiece Story: The Game of Chess by Sofonisba Anguissola
Sofonisba Anguissola is known for her self-portraits and portraits of Spanish royalty. But her most provocative painting is perhaps The Game of...
Anna Ingram 19 July 2024
Nun, Scientist, Artist, Saint: Meet Hildegard von Bingen
Saint Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), also known as the Sybil of the Rhine, is one of the most renowned figures from the European Middle Ages. She...
Iolanda Munck 18 July 2024
Sculpting Serenity: Gandhara’s Indo-Greek Buddhist Art
The ancient region of Gandhara, the “Land of Fragrance,” played a vital role in developing Buddhist art and deepening its global...
Maya M. Tola 18 July 2024
Willem de Kooning in 5 Works: A Look at the Abstract Expressionist Master
Willem de Kooning was a pivotal figure in 20th-century art and a leading force in Abstract Expressionism. His dynamic brushwork, complex...
Carlotta Mazzoli 18 July 2024
Paul Gauguin and His Fruits
Psst, are you in the mood for a sweet treat? Most know Paul Gauguin for his landscapes and the portraits he painted during his time in Tahiti. But...
Ruxi Rusu 18 July 2024
Strawberry Paintings Forever
There are very few who dislike strawberries. I love everything about them, from texture, to smell, and taste. Painters also love the way they look,...
Magda Michalska 18 July 2024
The Gift of Pomona – Pears in Art
The pear has been with us since prehistoric times – dried slices have even been unearthed in Swiss cave dwellings from the Ice Age. In so many...
Candy Bedworth 18 July 2024
Fast and Yummy: All We Know About Cézanne’s Fruits
Paul Cézanne was widely misunderstood by his contemporaries. This shy man, who was a precursor of Cubism and Fauvism, loved to paint fruit (in art...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 July 2024
Masterpiece Story: A Glass Compote with Peaches, Jasmine Flowers, Quinces and a Grasshopper by Fede Galizia
Fede Galizia’s beautiful A Glass Compote with Peaches, Jasmine Flowers, Quinces and a Grasshopper is one of Italy’s first-ever still life...
Alexandra Kiely 18 July 2024
Masterpiece Story: A Burial at Ornans by Gustave Courbet
Who nowadays doesn’t appreciate Gustave Courbet‘s striking realism? We all do, but as happens with many geniuses, Courbet was not appreciated by...
Magda Michalska 17 July 2024
The Scandalous Nudes of Gustave Courbet
In the 19th century, French painter and rebel Gustave Courbet generated outrage with his scandalous nudes. What exactly was so scandalous about his...
Kelly Hill 17 July 2024
