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We admit, we miss us some Lady Gaga, which is why we were so excited to see her...
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
Who doesn’t love the 4th of July? It’s our nation’s best excuse to fire up the...
The Baroque is a strange and wonderful movement that was created and marketed...
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Jessica recently let us know that she’d found some of Sartle’s work on Hieronymus...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
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The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
This week the Golden State Warriors faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers and...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
“An art book is a museum without walls.” —André Malraux Give the...
Misere is widespread depression caused specifically by the painful juxtaposition of...
*** SPOILER ALERT*** Haven’t watched s01 & s02 or read the secret diary? You...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Mae West Lips Sofa by Salvador Dali, in cross-influence with fashion guru Elsa...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
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Of all the Christmas traditions this time of the year, Santa Claus is...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
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Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
via unimpressionism Realism can refer to two things: the representation of the...
Spoiler Alert: paintings of the pilgrims are anything but historically accurate...
Game of Thrones premiered last week, and accordingly, I’ve continued our series of...
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The Symbolist Movement was born in 1886 as a literary movement by Jean...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
Cubism was one of the first -isms to hit our collective senses in the twentieth-...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
July 17th will be the 60th Anniversary of Disneyland’s Opening Day! As a kid, I...
This March, Turner Classic Movies is featuring films about art and artists, airing...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
Peter Paul Rubens, Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye, ca. 1636, Musée...
Ccontrary to social media’s endorsements, “liking” a photograph isn’t the same as...
As far as rare natural phenomena go, the total eclipse is probably in the...
Oh say can you see
This will be a strange world without Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. But we’ll...
Before oil paint, European artists were at the mercy of eggs. That's because egg...
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
The neighborhood of Harlem in New York City is home to many great things –...
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
Hung Liu with her work Resident Alien in 1988 (credit) The...
In June and July we brought you the first two installments of our summer series, “...
In 1930s Paris, a fashion revolution was born. Empress of couture Elsa...
Christopher Columbus was not the man your grade school teachers told you about...
Snapchat is basically a social media machine for stalking people’s ...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
As any rabid fan of Ru Paul's Drag Race will tell you, the competing queens are...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
Thomas Cole, The Oxbow, 1836 The Hudson River was a group of New York-based...
Carlo Carrà, Funeral of the Anarchist Galli Beginning just nine years...
The United States in the 1940s and 1950s must not have been a fun time to be a...
The color blue brings a lot of things to mind - the blue sky, blue-ribbon winners,...
This year de Stijl turns 100! A glorious year for primary color...
Bigger, Badder, and More Realistic If you like hot bods, ugly babies, and...
We are excited to announce that Sartle has created a trivia game, and it is now...
Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
“That painting looks so realistic” is not something most viewers would say of an...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
Sweet summer is on the horizon and here at the Sartle office we’re already making...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
…and five epic Oscar losses. But he’s finally done it! Here’s how:
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Ever wondered about Marie Antoinette’s penchant for roses? Or why Frida Kahlo liked...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
Happy Halloween! Since this is the season of zombies, vampires and ghosts...
Happy International Selfie Day! Thanks to DJ Rick McNeely - of Fishbowl...
Fashion Alert! Harajuku girls invade Hawaii! The Honolulu Museum of...
Andy Warhol. Self-Portrait with Skull, 1977. When I think of Andy Warhol, it’s all...
Every night with you is a Starry Night, Valentine. (By Vincent van Gogh at the...
Autumn is fast upon us, and you know what that means! Warm beverage season is...
The Fluxus Movement was founded in 1960 by Lithuanian American artist George...
There’s only a month left to find a Valentine (if you don’t already...
The Kiss is all I’ve ever wanted from you, Valentine. (By Gustav Klimt at the...
From the walls of the world’s great museums, to the dusky halls of the stately...
Surrealism was the natural next step after the fluster-cuck that was Cubism. It...
I hate you, please go away. (Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemesia Gentileschi...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
The 20th season of The Bachelor just wrapped up, with software salesman Ben Higgins...
Schizophrenia is that disease that everyone associates with “hearing voices.” There...
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It’s a cold and foggy day at Sartle HQ and we’re channeling Ginevra here…...
All the terrible stuff in the news lately has got us down. And no one understands a...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
As the holidays approach and merrymaking intensifies, the pressure to...
In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
Minimalism was the art movement of many names – ABC Art, Object Art, Primary...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
It’s June again (the onset of wedding season), so I’m reviving Sarah's...
Topsy turvy
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
‘We came here to praise traditional art history survey textbooks, not to bury...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
66 years ago today, the world was introduced to the psychedelic masterpiece...
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Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
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This past Tuesday we were treated to the highly anticipated Democratic debate. In...
We exist in this space
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Whether inadvertently or as part of a master plan for world takeover, Kim...
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of...
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If you think modern artists were the only dames done wrong, then you’ve got...
Melania Trump's five-day, four country solo trip came to an end on Sunday...
Togas descending a staircase
Damaged goods
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Enter Trivium Art History Project. Our friends at Trivium are creating a cathedral...
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Step into the 19th century French cafe for a sip of the green fairy this...
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We already love Vincent Van Gogh, but Loving Vincent made us love him even more...
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! By the way, did you know your turkey is...
It’s March Madness and while many fans obsess over their carefully-designed...
Ostagram is a Russian website that combines two images using neural networks, a...
The games have nearly begun. And I'm not talking about the Hunger Games,...
Kitchen Scene, part 1
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At the turn of the 20th century, creating art movements in Europe had...
Munch to my lazy chagrin, I needn’t have gotten so creative with my cocktail. A...
Today’s the day that we celebrate some Italian guy who got into a boat and (...
rycz: “If I had a black light, this place would look like a Jackson Pollock...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
YBAs are so fetch. Once upon a time in the 1980s, London was...
(source) He may have been a tiny guy, but no one could’ve survived as many...
Drunk in love we be all nightAnyway, we made a quiz on Buzzfeed and it’s...
Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
Bow down, witches, ‘cus the Sartle team has carved the best jack-o-...
Careful, might make you howl!
Style changes to depict a living nightmare
I wanna take you to a gay bar, gay bar, gay bar
Witch’s brew
Witch orgy prep
Click here for love potion recipe
Avada Kedavra
Pool party
Manet could never
The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
It's a natural history museum, so they have giant dinosaurs!
And that rhymes awww yiss!Sometimes in art, the clothes the figures are wearing are...
The Ottoman take on the Eastern-style dragon
Recently, millionaire real estate magnate Tim Gurner gave some helpful advice to...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
It’s nice to see, however, that his latest project (the “Journel (sic) of...
Urban anxiety aplenty
Cut him off!
Jesus is in the kitchen?!
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
The party in full swing on the front lawn. Photo: Bahara Emami. This past month...
What makes a good movie great? A trip to the museum, that’s what. To...
Gesamtkunstwerk is one of those words that, in English, not only sounds...
On the eve of the 2017 Primetime Emmys, we at Sartle recall our longstanding...
Two Friends by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Animal Crossing is a peaceful escape into a world where tedious routine becomes fun...
T-Swift’s new music video for Bad Blood is amaaaazing. As huge fans of kick-ass...
Tarantism (n.): a psychological condition characterized by an...
Ah New York City… Maybe you watched Friends and are enamored with brick...
Surrealist-influenced poster for The Strange Woman, starring Hedy Lamarr.In 1930s...
We live in a cultural climate that defines things along High School Musical-esque...
Ever been curious about what goes on in those fancy MFA programs, but don't have...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Never forget
In the beginning, there was darkness… Tohubohu, according to the Merriam-...
A bargain at twice the price
Three guys walk into a bar...
To show how far this game of telephone that we call “St. Patrick’s Day” has gone, I...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
Eli and Edythe Broad are two of America’s top rock star philanthropists. You may...
Hippest place in Brighton
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
One must always wear proper headgear when going into sports battle.The Superbowl is...
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
All it’s missing is a cup of tea
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
Considerable collections
Check out our earlier post of nip slips through art history.Miley Cyrus has become...
The Oscars are nigh, and the agents of cinematic fortune have gifted the world’s...
Scripturient, adj.: having a strong urge to write.
