Twelve Most Expensive Paintings Ever (2022 Update)
Can you think of a world in which there would be discounts on works of art? It’s so unreal that I find it hard to imagine. However, I can still...
Magda Michalska 25 November 2022
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Hoping Against Hope: Interview with Nafiseh and Bahareh, Iranian Multidisciplinary Artists
Nafiseh and Bahareh are two female multidisciplinary artists. This story began with the discovery that, as artists in Iran, they were unable to sell...
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Masterpiece Story: Yaxchilán Lintel 24
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With over 12,000 works of art—including paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints—the Andrés Blaisten Collection is considered the...
Kate Wojtczak 23 November 2022
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Although most commonly associated with the works of Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican muralism has actually...
Kacper Grass 23 November 2022
A Very Florentine Story: Perseus and the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini’s Perseus and the Head of Medusa is a sculpture that is commonly overlooked. In fact, it could be the most regularly overlooked...
James Wray 22 November 2022
A New Guidebook for Artists and Art Lovers: The Oil Painter’s Color Handbook
As someone who spends a lot of time thinking about paintings, I still often lose sight of how they’re actually made. Theoretical and historical...
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Have you ever been called a tourist? Have you ever considered yourself one? Maybe for the time on a summer trip, or on your way to explore an unknown...
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What Did Belle Époque Artists from Midnight in Paris Look Like in Real Life?
In Woody Allen’s 2011 Midnight in Paris, the main character, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself transported back in time to Paris from the...
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An Illuminated Year with Limbourg Brothers
Just imagine you are an extremely rich duke living in the 15th century who likes pretty books and magnificent castles. What do you do to have them...
Magda Michalska 15 November 2022
Medieval Take on Comic Books – Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
The Middle Ages have a very sketchy reputation. On one hand, we know that a lot of amazing art was created during that time. On the other hand,...
Joanna Kaszubowska 15 November 2022
Inkulinati – Medieval Manuscripts Come to Life in a New Video Game
If you’ve ever wanted to step inside a medieval manuscript, here’s your chance. Inkulinati, an incoming strategy-based video game, was inspired...
Alexandra Kiely 15 November 2022
