A Lesson in Illustration – The Whimsical Characters of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter, best known for the charming tale of Peter Rabbit, inspired the minds of budding young novelists and illustrators alike. Her most...
Tony Heathfield 3 January 2024
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Tuscan Secret Spot: Colosso Appenninico in Vaglia
A 30-minute drive from central Florence lies a true Tuscan secret: a 16th-century sculpture Colosso Appenninico by Giambologna. Discover with us this...
Noa Weisberg 2 January 2024
Elegance and Drama: All You Need to Know About Mannerism
Young artists who left workshops in the years following the activity of Michelangelo and Raphael must have had a very hard time: how could one create...
Magda Michalska 2 January 2024
Arcimboldo’s Allegories of the Seasons
Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s paintings of the four seasons have been astonishing audiences from the 16th century up to this day. Even though allegorical...
Anastasia Manioudaki 2 January 2024
The Mannerist Splendor: Meet Four Powerful Women of Bronzino
Agnolo di Cosimo (1503–1572), known as Bronzino, was an Italian Mannerist painter. He lived and worked in Florence and became the court painter of...
Joanna Kaszubowska 2 January 2024
Georges Braque – The Second Father of Cubism
Everyone knows Pablo Picasso and considers him the father of Cubism. Everyone also knows that success has many fathers. Today, let’s talk about...
Joanna Kaszubowska 1 January 2024
5 Painters from Faroe Islands You Should Know
In the middle of the North Atlantic lie 18 islands most people have never heard of. They are called Faroe, which loosely translates to sheep islands.
Theresa Kohlbeck Jakobsen 1 January 2024
Masterpiece Story: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is a masterpiece of French Impressionism and a celebration of happiness and...
James W Singer 1 January 2024
Best Party Posters of the 19th Century
Although lithography was invented in 1798, at first it was too slow and expensive for poster production. Most posters were made using wood or metal...
Zuzanna Stańska 31 December 2023
The Art of Jewels: Spinel, The Ruby Impersonator
The spinel, also known as the balas ruby, was first derived from the historic region of Badakshan in Central Asia. These beautiful gemstones usually...
Maya M. Tola 30 December 2023
Turquoise: Art, Culture, and Myth of a Gemstone
The bright blue-green Turquoise has been valued and revered for centuries by all the cultures around the world that had access to it. Several...
Nadine Waldmann 30 December 2023
Masterpiece Story: I was a Rich Man’s Plaything by Eduardo Paolozzi
Eduardo Paolozzi’s 1947 collage I was a Rich Man’s Plaything, which can be seen in the Tate Modern in London, was one of the first works of Pop...
Chris Dobson 29 December 2023
