Top 10 Strange and Bizarre Paintings
For every picturesque painting, there is at least one strange and bizarre counterpart. We usually gloss over the oddities, because, well, they’re...
Abreeza Thomas 10 February 2025
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Double, Double Toil and Trouble: Witches in Art and Modern Media
One of my favorite parts of the Halloween season is the scary and cult classic movies shown on repeat all month long. The fact is, we can actually...
Rachel Witte 30 January 2025
Hags and Slags? A History of Witchcraft in Art
Hold on to your broomstick as we fly through time to check out the delicious and diabolical witch in art history.
Candy Bedworth 30 January 2025
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 27 January 2025
Five Takes on Carnival in Art
Carnival is the festive season that comes before the Lent in Western Christian tradition. It is celebrated in many various ways across the world. To...
Joanna Kaszubowska 23 January 2025
5 Famous Artists Who Were Migrants and Other Stories
As long as there have been artists, there have been migrant artists. Like anyone else, they’ve left their homeland and traveled abroad for many...
Catriona Miller 18 December 2024
Contemplating Winter in Art: 10 Winter Paintings
The quiet beauty and haunting charm of snow-covered landscapes, bare trees, and soft, silvery light create a world of stillness and wonder.
Maya M. Tola 12 December 2024
All You Need to Know About Thanksgiving Turkey Preparation—With Pictures!
Happy Thanksgiving! Have the most enjoyable time with your family and friends celebrating this holiday season! Whether you enjoy turkey or something...
Joanna Kaszubowska 28 November 2024
Feeling Under the Weather? Art Is the Best Medicine
November is a month of runny noses, sniffing, and coughing (at least in cold parts of Europe…). If you’re lying in bed with a fever, we...
Magda Michalska 18 November 2024
Art History 101: Everything You Need to Know About Romanticism
At the end of the 18th century, artists began to reject the ideas of the Enlightenment which prioritized reason above all. They wanted to consider...
Jimena Escoto 8 November 2024
Goya’s 5 Scariest Caprichos for Halloween
Los Caprichos are some of the most disturbing of Francisco Goya’s works. A sharp critique of society and its values, there are plenty of monsters...
Edoardo Cesarino 31 October 2024
Halloween Special: Horror in Art
Horror isn’t an element only in movies or literature. Artists throughout the time have painted many repulsive and ghastly themes. For example, an...
Errika Gerakiti 31 October 2024
