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Woman with Stylus, 55-79 CE Ancient Rome

Woman with Stylus: What a Portrait Can Tell Us About Women in Ancient Rome

Woman with Stylus is an ancient Roman fresco unearthed in Pompeii nearly two millennia after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Various details...

Natalia Iacobelli 23 October 2026

Ancient Rome

Born of Fire: Ancient Roman Glass

Ancient Roman glass objects were functional and decorative beauties. Roman glass artisans experimented with glass-making techniques and applied...

Marga Patterson 23 October 2026

Ancient Rome

How to Identify a Roman Emperor by His Beard

How many times have you walked into a museum full of statues or busts and not been able to tell one ancient sculpture from another? It can be...

Lauren Dorsey 23 October 2026

Ancient Rome

The Evolution of Art During the Fall of Rome

The Fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century CE was a pivotal moment in history, signifying the end of a dominant civilization that had reigned...

Maya M. Tola 23 October 2026

Ancient Art

Have You Ever Seen Ancient Sculptures’ Colors?

We admire the beauty and plasticity of ancient sculptures, how harmoniously they fit into the surrounding landscape. But we rarely ask ourselves the...

Elizaveta Ermakova 23 October 2026

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mushroom art Dine & Wine

Fantastic Fungi: The Tastiest Mushroom Art

Autumn is a real mushroom season, so let’s have a look at some tasty, quirky and trippy fungi paintings that will inspire you to go mushroom...

Magda Michalska 22 October 2026

Dine & Wine

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 22 October 2026

Dine & Wine

Orange Is the New Black: Pumpkins in Art

During this time of the year, the color orange rules the world (when it’s not grey skies and rain, of course). Everything from leaves to grass...

Joanna Kaszubowska 22 October 2026

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autumnal still life Dine & Wine

Autumnal Still Lifes for a Tasty Welcome of Autumn

As the days slowly become darker and gloomier, and all the beautiful green flora is turning yellow and red, we would like to officially welcome...

Magda Michalska 22 October 2026

Dine & Wine

The Best Autumn Foods in Still Life Paintings

I love everything about autumn–the cool, crisp air, the warm sweaters, the sense that the holiday season will soon arrive. But most of all, I love...

Alexandra Kiely 22 October 2026

Women Artists

Blue Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin

Siona Benjamin’s works reflect a combination of Indian and Sephardic iconography. They represent her unique upbringing as a member of the Bene...

Maya M. Tola 21 October 2026

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Echave Ibía. Baltasar de Echave Ibía, The Inmaculate Conception (detail), 1620, Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico. Artist Stories

Baltasar de Echave Ibía and Masterpieces in Blue

Baltasar de Echave Ibía was a renowned Novohispanic painter from the 17th century. In fact, he belonged to an artistic dynasty. Yet, he managed to...

Jimena Escoto 21 October 2026

Artist Stories

The Works of Yves Klein: Lover of Blue

Yves Klein was born on 28 April, 1928, in Nice, France. His mother, Marie Raymond, was a renowned member of the Art Informel movement, which involved...

Guest Author 21 October 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough

Originally titled A Portrait of a Young Gentleman, this iconic painting by Thomas Gainsborough was first presented at the Royal Academy exhibition of...

Maya M. Tola 21 October 2026

Vassily Kandinsky, Bleu de ciel, 1940, Musée National d'Art Modern, Paris, France (Detail) Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Sky Blue by Wassily Kandinsky

As Europe burned during WWII, Wassily Kandinsky, who had fled Nazi Germany in 1933, lived as a recluse in his Neuilly-sur-Seine apartment. In that...

Javier Abel Miguel 21 October 2026

Sculpture

Five Pioneering Modern Sculpture Artists of India

Sculptures have been a part of Indian culture since time immemorial. However, in the post-independent era in India, the practice of Indian modern...

Guest Author 20 October 2026

Artist Stories

Meet Croatia’s Rodin: The Sculptor You Should Know

My favorite thing about Instagram is coming across new art and artists—scrolling and finding things that excite you and catch your eye. A page I...

Nadine Waldmann 20 October 2026

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Sculpture

Into the Abyss: The Forgotten Pietro Canonica

A prominent and revered artist in his lifetime, Pietro Canonica has been relegated to the sidelines of Italian art history. Skilled and beautiful as...

Nadine Waldmann 20 October 2026

Women Artists

Claire Falkenstein: Wire and Venetian Glass Sculptures

American sculptor Claire Falkenstein (1908–1997) was highly successful in her days, but today her story rarely resurfaces on the pages of art...

Magda Michalska 20 October 2026

Sculpture

The Most Iconic Sculptures by Richard Serra

Richard Serra was an American sculptor who often constructed site-specific installations, made out of fiberglass, rubber, and most frequently steel...

Caroline Galambosova 20 October 2026

Rococo

Jean-Antoine Watteau in 10 Paintings

Jean-Antoine Watteau is best known for his elegant scenes of love, music, theater, and aristocrats at leisure. His paintings are often very layered,...

Nikolina Konjevod 19 October 2026

Jean Antoine Watteau, Feast of Love, ca 1718-19, oil on canvas, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Feast of Love by Jean-Antoine Watteau

Feast of Love is a beautiful painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau that explores the themes of love and impermanence. It holds a polished mixture of urban...

James W Singer 19 October 2026

Impressionism

4 Delicious Still Lifes to (Re)Discover Claude Monet

Amazing Impressionist landscapes, wonderful water lilies, the floral explosion at the famous Giverny garden… But what is perhaps less known...

Andra Patricia Ritisan 19 October 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera by Jean-Antoine Watteau

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) was the most influential French painter of the 18th century. His painting Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera...

James W Singer 19 October 2026

Museum Stories

Experimenting on Paper: 3 Artists Following in Rembrandt’s Footsteps

This Autumn, the Rembrandt House Museum opens up its treasure chest: more than 50 works on paper from the museum’s prized collection show how...

Guest Author 19 October 2026

Herstory

Beyond William Morris: The Artistic Family of the Morrises

The Morris family stood at the centre of the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement and were an integral influence on the Pre-Raphaelites. While...

Martha Teverson 19 October 2026

Painting

Commedia dell’Arte Characters in Art

Commedia dell’arte is a form of theater popular from the 16th to the 18th century. The name means comedy of art indicating that the performers were...

Anastasia Manioudaki 19 October 2026

Rococo

The Mysterious Master of Rococo: Watteau

Who was Watteau, one of the most prominent Rococo painters? Not much is known about his life, which makes it and his art all the more mysterious. Are...

Magda Michalska 19 October 2026

Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait (detail), 1434, The National Gallery, London, England. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck

The Arnolfini Portrait is as enigmatic as it is iconic. Painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, it spawns a lot of speculation – over half a millennium...

Vithória Konzen Dill 18 October 2026

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