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
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Bringing Up Baby – The Art of Parenting Through the Ages
Childcare can take so many forms. Kids throughout history have been raised by gay dads, lesbian moms, whole villages, singles, and adoptive parents.
Candy Bedworth 30 September 2024
5 Greatest Baroque Painters and Their Works
Peter Paul Rubens, Caravaggio, Diego Velázquez, Rembrandt van Rijn and Nicolas Poussin – they were the five greatest painters of the 17th century.
Pola Otterstein 6 June 2024
Spring Is Here! Catch Spring Fever with 7 Masterpieces!
It has finally arrived! Spring is here! The freezing winter says farewell and the good weather is hopefully here to stay. The warm rays of sunshine...
Andra Patricia Ritisan 10 May 2024
The Art of Story Telling: The Abduction of the Sabine Women
According to popular belief, there are only seven plot types in storytelling. Hence it is not surprising to find artists inspired by the same...
Wendy Gray 15 March 2024
Art Timeline: Paintings Inspired by Themes of the Film Orlando
Orlando (1992) is a British period drama based on the Virginia Woolf novel of the same name and is directed by Sally Potter. Orlando, played by...
Kateryna Martynova 2 June 2020
Was Nicolas Poussin a Baroque Artist?
Nicolas Poussin is often considered a representative of French Baroque, as he worked in the first half of the 1600s. Yet, his paintings are so...
Magda Michalska 16 November 2017
