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Masterpiece Sunday: Indian Art

Bichitr, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, Saint Petersburg Album, ca 1615-1618, watercolor, ink and gold on paper, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings by Bichitr

Why would a powerful emperor place a spiritual leader above other rulers, including the King of England? Bichitr’s Jahangir Preferring a Sufi...

James W Singer 8 November 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Woman on Charpoy by Amrita Sher-Gil

Amrita Sher-Gil’s work has long been examined through the binaries of modernist and traditional, East and West. These debates have often...

Shivani Gupta 8 November 2026

Asian Art

Masterpiece Story: The Red Fort in Delhi

The Red Fort, or Lal Qila, stands as a commanding symbol of India’s rich cultural and political heritage. Commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah...

Maya M. Tola 8 November 2026

Architecture

Masterpiece Story: Taj Mahal

Located on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, a little over 100 miles outside New Delhi, is India’s most famous monument and one of the...

Maya M. Tola 8 November 2026

Asian Art

Late Mughal Atelier: An Art Historical Journey Through Two Masterpieces by Fayzullah

Fayzullah was a renowned artist of the royal Mughal atelier in the late 18th century, during the reign of Alamgir II. Two of his masterpieces,...

Maya M. Tola, 8 November 2026

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Satan: Artistic Evolution of the Dark Lord

Satan, Lucifer, or the Devil is an archetypal malevolent being deemed the very embodiment of evil, darkness, and temptation within Christianity.

Maya M. Tola 6 November 2026

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Aleksandra Waliszewska, Untitled, 1997-2022, Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland. Contemporary Art

The Dark Arts of Aleksandra Waliszewska

Rather unsettling, quite macabre, and more than slightly erotic, the paintings and illustrations by Polish artist Aleksandra Waliszewska are...

Marta Wiktoria Bryll 6 November 2026

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Dark Side of Art History in 13 Creepy Paintings

Forget watching horror movies on Netflix—here we have something that will make your jaw drop! Welcome to the eerie realm of creepy paintings, where...

Zuzanna Stańska 6 November 2026

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The Mysterious Pinturas Negras Reveal Goya’s Darkest Secrets

There are already several articles that treat in detail the life and works of Francisco Goya. If you want to learn about his career or most famous...

Magda Michalska 6 November 2026

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Art in the Netflix TV Series Dark

Time loops, mysterious disappearances, and an intricate web of family secrets make Dark, the German Netflix series co-created by Baran bo Odar and...

Arianna Richetti 6 November 2026

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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 5 November 2026

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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 5 November 2026

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Lapis Lazuli—A Pigment More Precious Than Gold

Lapis lazuli, once more precious than gold, has a history of over 9000 years. The earliest artifacts found at Bhirrana, which is the oldest site of...

Irina Diana Calu 5 November 2026

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Red Porphyry: Symbol of Imperial Power

Red porphyry is a rare dense stone from a remote quarry in the Egyptian desert. It bears a striking red and purple hue that commanded great interest...

Maya M. Tola 5 November 2026

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10 Exquisite Emeralds in Art

Emeralds are arguably the most beautiful of all gemstones and have been revered by many cultures all over the world. This beautiful gemstone has been...

Maya M. Tola 5 November 2026

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Pontormo: The Neglected Mannerist Painter

Pontormo was a Renaissance painter, admired by both Michelangelo and Raphael. His first apprenticeship was in Leonardo da Vinci's workshop. His work is treasured by The National Gallery and The Uffizi. His luminous work is truly magnificent, so why is he so neglected?

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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 4 November 2026

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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 4 November 2026

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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 4 November 2026

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Parmigianino: Capturing Everyday Early Modern Life Through Drawings

Francesco Mazzola, known as Parmigianino, produced many drawings that captured normal scenes of everyday life during the early modern period. These...

Nina Relf 4 November 2026

Women Artists

Remedios Varo: Spanish Painter of Magic

Remedios Varo (1908-1963) was a 20th-century Surrealist painter. Born in Spain, she was forced to move to France and Mexico to escape the Spanish...

Jimena Escoto 3 November 2026

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Surrealist Meret Oppenheim in 5 Artworks

Exploring five works by female Surrealist Meret Oppenheim

Candy Bedworth 3 November 2026

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Meet the Surrealist Rita Kernn-Larsen

Rita Kernn-Larsen was a Danish Surrealist who moved in the same circles as Pablo Picasso and Max Ernst. Her art reflected the changing world around...

Magda Michalska 3 November 2026

Women Artists

Immerse Yourself in the Magical World of Maria Anto

Maria Anto (Maria Czarnecka) was a late 20th-century Polish painter. She created a series of paintings in the magical realism genre, depicting...

Pola Otterstein 3 November 2026

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