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The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
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By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
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When we left off in Part 1, we were certain of the inevitable end of Bey Z. To be...
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Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
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No one will stand still!
Channeling Van Wilder in 1538
Just breathe
Mining doesn’t cause death
Before oil paint, European artists were at the mercy of eggs. That's because egg...
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Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
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Triumphal Procession of Bacchus by Maerten van Heemskerck at the Museum of Art...
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There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
Christopher Columbus was not the man your grade school teachers told you about...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
Misere is widespread depression caused specifically by the painful juxtaposition of...
Imagine all of Einstein’s writings, jottings, and mathematical theorems in crayon...
Almost as soon as the city shut down in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Spoiler Alert: paintings of the pilgrims are anything but historically accurate...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
In June and July we brought you the first two installments of our summer series, “...
Test your art history chops with Sartle's exciting new quiz feature! Both fun and...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
sourceThe Man in the High Castle season 2, your next online TV addiction after The...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
The Baroque is a strange and wonderful movement that was created and marketed...
…and five epic Oscar losses. But he’s finally done it! Here’s how:
Don’t worry, no one slipped some acid into your drink earlier, but if they did, you...
Source In Peter H. Reynolds’s children’s book The Dot, a young child...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
The most important takeaway, however, was the immediate realization that this is a...
Ruth Asawa, San Francisco's favorite artist and most fervent advocate of...
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. - Frida Kahlo I...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
