Art on Screen: 12 Movies about Artists Worth Seeing
Whether troubled or exciting, extraordinary or perfectly average, the lives of artists are an endless source of inspiration for cinematographers.
Edoardo Cesarino 17 February 2025
#J. M. W. Turner
Turner at 250: The Best Anniversary Exhibitions
The year 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Joseph Mallord William Turner, arguably Britain’s greatest landscape painter.
Catriona Miller 13 February 2025
QUIZ: So You Think You Know British Art?
Ruxi Rusu 25 January 2025
The Poetry in Painting—Turner’s Ovid in Exile
This petite (9.5 x 12.5 cm, 3 3/4 x 4 in.) oil on canvas by J. M. W. Turner contains big things: big landscapes, big stories and big skies. It is an...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 18 December 2024
Masterpiece Story: Rain, Steam and Speed by J. M. W. Turner
J. M, W, Turner’s Rain, Steam, and Speed is a masterpiece of Victorian Romanticism infused with hopes, fears, and reminisces. It catapults the...
James W Singer 10 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
The Night Sky: 10 Nocturnal Paintings You Will Love
Few things in life are more moving than the night sky on a cloudless evening. Artists have been fascinated by it for so long! The night has inspired...
Ruxi Rusu 22 August 2024
Venice by Famous Artists
Venice is hands down one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Every nook and cranny looks like a theater or a movie set. It is no wonder that...
Anastasia Manioudaki 19 August 2024
Best Seascapes in Art History
The sea has a mind of its own. Whether it is stormy or calm, a man knows that it is to be respected. In art, the seascape, as it is called, is a...
Anastasia Manioudaki 13 August 2024
Clouds in Art—Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrus, and Many More!
Clouds in art are why the term “landscape painting” is a bit deceiving. It suggests that the subject of the artwork is the land, and yet it is...
Sandra Juszczyk 25 July 2024
J. M. W. Turner in 10 Paintings
If one wanted to impress their friends at dinner with facts about the highly unique painter Joseph Mallord William Turner, I would point them to...
Coleman Richards 17 June 2024
5 Things You Should Know About the Victorians
What do we think of when we ponder the Victorian era? I for one almost always think of steam trains, the Victoria & Albert Museum, Sherlock...
Sarah Mills 3 June 2024
