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Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: A Glass Compote with Peaches, Jasmine Flowers, Quinces and a Grasshopper by Fede Galizia

Fede Galizia’s beautiful A Glass Compote with Peaches, Jasmine Flowers, Quinces and a Grasshopper is one of Italy’s first-ever still life...

Alexandra Kiely 3 August 2025

Quiz

QUIZ: Whose Fruit Is This?

Theodore Carter 2 August 2025

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QUIZ Picture Perfect: How Well Do You Know Famous Photographers?

Joanna Kaszubowska 2 August 2025

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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Washington, DC’s Art?

Theodore Carter 2 August 2025

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QUIZ: The Nude in Art

Candy Bedworth 2 August 2025

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QUIZ: Caravaggio or Gentileschi? Guess the Painter!

Jimena Escoto 2 August 2025

Magdalena Abakanowicz Women Artists

Abakans—The New Humans of Magdalena Abakanowicz

I can see a group of approximately 250 people, all of them standing. Children and adults. I come closer and I realize they have no heads. I come even...

Magda Michalska 1 August 2025

Theater & Cinema

The Art of Polish Film Posters

The emergence of the poster as a fresh, creative medium was a timely episode in an unfolding age of consumer expendability. In an era of conveyor...

Jon Kelly 1 August 2025

Artist Stories

Jan Matejko in 8 Paintings—The Painter of Polish History

Jan Matejko (1838–1893) is one of the most famous Polish painters. When he was in his 20s, he was twice awarded the gold medal at the World...

Judyta Dąbrowska 1 August 2025

Contemporary Art

How Roman Opałka Envisioned Infinity

In 1965 a French-born Polish painter Roman Opałka came to an important decision. While sitting at the Café Bristol in Warsaw waiting for his wife...

Caroline Galambosova 1 August 2025

Museum Stories

10 Highlights of the National Museum in Warsaw You Need to See

The National Museum in Warsaw is one of the most important museums in Poland. It also has an amazing collection of art—which, obviously, includes a...

Zuzanna Stańska 1 August 2025

Medieval Art

The Medieval C-3PO? Golden Madonna of Essen

While her gleaming gold body might remind you of a Star Wars droid, this masterpiece is something far more mysterious and sacred. Beneath layers of...

Jimena Aullet 31 July 2025