18 Small Secret Museums In London
London has its heavy hitters: the British Museum, the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum. You’ve seen the crowds, the bottlenecks, the phones held aloft. But that’s only part of the picture.
Category: Art
Abstract Expressionism: 17 Paintings That Defined the Movement
Abstract Expressionism is one of my favorite periods of painting, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s bold, messy, controlled, chaotic—all at once. Nothing about it feels timid. These
Post-Impressionism’s Greatest Hits: 15 Paintings to See in Real Life
The Impressionists were the rebels of their time. But if I’m being honest, the Post-Impressionists are far more interesting. They didn’t just tweak Impressionism. They broke it open. There’s no
Guide To the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC
“The Sky’s the Limit.” That was the title of a featured exhibit when the National Museum of Women in the Arts reopened in 2023 after a long renovation. Fine. Aspirational,
Dangerous Beauty: Famous Images Of Medusa
Medusa is one of the most recognizable faces in art, and one of the least consistent. She starts as a monster. Then she turns into a victim. Then a symbol.
The Most Famous Pre-Raphaelite Paintings of John Everett Millais
The Pre-Raphaelites were a band of Victorian radicals inspired by medieval art, poetry, and the natural world. They set out to shake up the stiff conventions of the British art
Forgotten Women Artists Who Were Rediscovered
Art history didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet for women. Many were recast as muses, lovers, or footnotes to famous men. Others were quietly pushed out of the story
15 Most Famous Paintings By Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the artist who defined its distinctive look. With his luminous muses, lush color, and layered symbolism, Rossetti created some
22 Incredible Masterpieces Hiding in Naples
Naples rarely shows up on lists of great art cities. That’s a mistake. Look past the pizza and the street chaos and the picture changes quickly. The city holds masterpieces
The Medici Portrait Machine in Florence: Power, Propaganda & Painted Identity
It’s hard to imagine Florence, the Cradle of the Renaissance, without its avaricious, venial, and culture-conscious first family, the Medici. Crowned or uncrowned, they largely ruled the city-state, or schemed