Hidden Women of History: Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Prodigiously Talented Painter
An 1808 painting by Marie-Gabrielle Capet titled Atelier of Madame Vincent, showing Labille-Guiard at work (centre) as Capet fills her palette. Wikime...
Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco (Art Institute of Chicago)
Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco depicts the best-known story on the life of the Christian Saint Martin...
“The Repentant Saint Peter” by El Greco (Phillips Collection)
The Repentant Saint Peter by El Greco The Repentant Saint Peter by El Greco shows the saint in tearful repentance with the Keys of Heaven tied around ...
“Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond” by Claude Monet (MoMA, NYC)
Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond by Claude Monet Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond by Claude Monet is a monumental triptych por...
Exhibits of the Museum of the City of New York
Exhibits of the Museum of the City of New York The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) is a history and art museum which presents the history of New...
Vajradhara and Prajna (Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore)
Vajradhara and Prajna This Vajradhara and Prajna gilded copper statute from the 14th or 15th century, shows the Tibetan Buddhist deity Vajradhara in u...
“Unveiling The Statue of Liberty” by Edward Moran
Unveiling The Statue of Liberty by Edward Moran Unveiling The Statue of Liberty by Edward Moran depicts October 28, 1886, when thousands of spectators...
“At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance” by Toulouse-Lautrec
At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance by Toulouse-Lautrec At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance is the second of many paintings by Toulouse-Lautrec depicting t...
“The Tears of Saint Peter” by El Greco (Museo Soumaya)
The Tears of Saint Peter by El Greco The Tears of Saint Peter by El Greco shows the saint in tearful repentance with the Keys of Heaven tied around hi...
The Art of Fashion by James Tissot
The Ball by James Tissot The Ball by James Tissot depicts a young woman wearing a lavish yellow dress, arriving at a society event. The femininity of ...
Aboriginal Shields
Aboriginal Shields These Australian Aboriginal shields are made from wood, cane, feathers and earth pigments. Most of these shields come from the sout...
Masterpieces of the Musée d’Orsay
Masterpieces of the Musée d’Orsay The Musée d’Orsay holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914 and is one of the largest art museums in Europe. ...
“Collette’s House in Cagnes” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Collettes House in Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Collettes House in Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir was painted by Renoir at the age of just over 70...
Frederick McCubbin
Frederick McCubbin Frederick McCubbin (1855 – 1917) was an Australian artist and prominent member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as...
“Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper
Nighthawks by Edward Hopper Nighthawks by Edward Hopper depicts people in a downtown diner late at night. It is Hoppers most famous painting and one o...
“The Child’s Bath” by Mary Cassatt
The Childs Bath by Mary Cassatt The Childs Bath by Mary Cassatt was inspired by Japanese woodblocks and depicts a mother or female carer bathing of a ...
Masterpieces of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Masterpieces of the Philadelphia Museum of Art The Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibits various classes of artwork including sculpture, paintings, prin...
“Country Dance” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Country Dance by Auguste Renoir Country Dance by Pierre-Auguste Renoir shows a dancing couple under a chestnut tree. Both figures are painted life-siz...
Mythbusting Ancient Rome: Did Christians ban the ancient Olympics?
A Greek amphora showing athletes, 4th century B.C. Caillan Davenport, Macquarie University and Shushma Malik, University of Roehampton Every two year...
Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II
Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II The Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II was built by the New Zeland Maori community at Tokomaru Bay in 1881. They ...
Capitoline Wolf
Capitoline Wolf The Capitoline Wolf represents the ancient legend of the founding of Rome. It is a bronze sculpture of the she-wolf suckling the twins...
Dance at le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is also known as Bal du Moulin de la Galette and is one of ...
“The Duel After the Masquerade” by Jean-Léon Gérôme
The Duel After the Masquerade by Jean-Léon Gérôme The Duel After the Masquerade by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicts a man dressed as a Pierrot who has been mo...
Museum Economics: How the contemporary art boom is hurting the bottom line
Robert Ekelund, Auburn University Americans clearly love their museums, particularly in the summer months. In fact, museum attendance is estimated at ...
Pyxis with a Lid of Three Horses
Pyxis with a Lid of Three Horses This pyxis and lid, with a handle in the form of three horses, is from the late Late Geometric Period. A Pyxis is a c...
“Primavera” by Sandro Botticelli
Primavera by Sandro Botticelli Primavera by Sandro Botticelli depicts a group of figures from classical mythology in a garden, brought together by Bot...
“Portrait of Hieronymus Holzschuher” by Albrecht Dürer
Portrait of Hieronymus Holzschuher by Albrecht Durer Portrait of Hieronymus Holzschuher by Albrecht Dürer depicts a local patrician who was a senator ...
“The Death of Sardanapalus” by Eugène Delacroix (Louvre Museum)
The Death of Sardanapalus by Eugène Delacroix The Death of Sardanapalus by Eugène Delacroix depicts the tale of Sardanapalus, a king of Assyria, who a...
“The Grand Canal in Venice” by Canaletto
The Grand Canal in Venice by Canaletto “The Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flangini to Campo San Marcuola” by Canaletto was painted in 1738. This ...