Relax! These Paintings Will Inspire You to Chill Out
The modern way of living is very hectic. There simply is no time to relax while keeping a job and trying to tackle a million chores that creep up.
Anastasia Manioudaki 16 February 2024
European Art
Top 5 Zeus’ Lovers and Their Crazy Stories
The Almighty Zeus was the god of skies and thunders in the ancient Greek mythology, who ruled as the king of the gods of Mount Olympus. His name is...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 February 2024
The Serene Beauty of a Pastoral Love: Daphnis and Chloé Paintings
Well-known love stories are an essential part of our literary conscience. Within these stories, themes such as separation, sacrifice, and passion...
Erol Degirmenci 14 February 2024
Maiden or Boy? Androgyny and Misogyny in Symbolist Art
As the 19th century barreled towards the 20th, a profound reevaluation of established gender roles manifested in the confluence of burgeoning...
Martha Teverson 8 February 2024
The Fascinating World of Victorian Cards & Postcards
Who doesn’t enjoy receiving a postcard from a loved one? An alternative to sending formal letters, postcards were first introduced during the...
Ruxi Rusu 7 February 2024
Victorian Christmas Cards: Strange or Timeless?
It’s thanks to the Victorians that the tradition of sending Christmas cards exists. The very first commercial Christmas card was sent in 1843, and...
Jenna Burns 7 February 2024
Art in the Mail: Wisława Szymborska’s Cut-and-Paste Postcards
Wisława Szymborska (1923-2012) was a Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet, but she was also an occasional artist. Her main medium was quirky...
Alexandra Kiely 7 February 2024
Explore the Unknown World of Klimt’s Landscapes
When you think of Gustav Klimt, what is the first thing that comes to mind? If you are like most people, you probably thought of his portraits. You...
Alexandra Kiely 6 February 2024
Fleshy Sculptures That Could Come To Life
The debate about the supremacy of painting over sculpture or the other way around has been around for centuries. What is better, what is more real,...
Magda Michalska 5 February 2024
Hilma af Klint: Pioneer of Abstract Art
Who invented abstract art? The advent of abstraction has historically been attributed to male artists. However, Hilma af Klint, a Swedish painter and...
Emily Snow 1 February 2024
5 Paintings by Piet Mondrian You Wouldn’t Believe Were His
Piet Mondrian, one of the founders of the Dutch modern movement De Stijl, is mostly known for his pure abstractions from the 1920s, reduced to lines,...
Zuzanna Stańska, Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 1 February 2024
Ice Skaters in Painting
Some time ago I went to the ice rink and I realized again how fun it is to glide and feel light (or very heavy when you fall). So I thought it would...
Magda Michalska 31 January 2024
