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February 2016 marks the opening of Vigee Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary...
Before things got ugly life was very good
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
What most people think they know about Marie Antoinette could fill...
Mean Girls turns ten and we all cry about how old we've gotten. YAY! But it...
Happy Bastille Day, everyone! It happens ten days after the 4th of July in France...
I didn't say "Let them eat cake"
Ex-nun, harassed for painting without a license, official painter of Marie Antoinette
Another unsuccessful rebranding attempt for Marie-Antoinette
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It’s tough to be a princess in art history, pop culture, or even in real life. ...
Little backstory for the gentiles: Purim is basically the Jewish Halloween. We...
Frenemies
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
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Before they hated each other's guts
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Ahh, Versailles, the disgustingly opulent palace of French royals, and boy is it...
A hotter mascot than the Pope
English people are snobs
Who is she?
When you look good, we look good (and we get paid)
Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got
Another March has come and gone. If you’ve been saving up Sartle posts all month...
Prince Heinrich...so hot right now
Voted most popular, class of 1795
Price channels his inner Salome, a la Hans Cranach the Younger in this publicity...
This cult ‘90s movie made a lasting impression, inspiring terrifying fashion trends...
French portrait inception
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
Are your eyes bleeding from binge watching the entirety of Orange Is the New Black...
Twenty years ago on December 19, 1997, Titanic splashed onto the big...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
Marie Antoinette's best friend....possibly with benefits
Yay! It’s time for my fellow Aries babies, born between March 20 to April 20 we’re...
You wish you could be this cool
Taking one for the team
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
A mama's girl
Not to be confused with Xena the Warrior Princess, Lucy Lawless.
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"Greatest French artist of all time" - Louis XIV
Fashion Alert! Harajuku girls invade Hawaii! The Honolulu Museum of...
Long names and titles
One thing art teachers never tell you in school is that sometimes the next best...
Peter Paul Rubens, Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye, ca. 1636, Musée...
Is...that how you do it?
Happy Halloween! Since this is the season of zombies, vampires and ghosts...
Stockbroker's daughter who wowed Degas
Extreme performance artist
The unmentioned pre-Raphaelite sister
Girl Boss
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
Not suitable for children
Matchy-matchy
Shia LeBeouf, is that you?
Bad beezy
All the single ladies, all the single ladies
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
A teacher's nightmare
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt van Rijn and Woman at her...
After 200 years we have the truth
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To kill a nightingale
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There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Not an itsy bitsy spider
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Conga line from hell
Picture books can be one of the best formats for imparting a love of art and...
Calling all cynical pessimists!
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If at first you don’t succeed, starve
People should pay more attention to their walls
Portrait of a penis?
More like Louise LOLer
Well here we are–it’s the end of a franchise an era. The last Hunger Games...
Just a few things about me: I love cuddles and all things sexy, which I make...
See and be seen
Clean babies are patriotic!
Pinky out for tea
Get your hair done
Early morning, emotional promise
Home (not so) sweet home
In her honor, we were able to gain access to the Carter Family Portrait Gallery,...
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Barely made it through World War II with the help of some sandbags
Michael Jackson style mothering on a boat!
Creepy child stare
Mary's favorite subject
Henry VIII's first born, what a disappointment
"Thanks, I hate it"
Modernism joins the circus
Sweet baby Jesus
Lost and found
The doctor is in
Foot fetish anyone?
Girl, your calluses are out of control!
Toilette humor
The girl who just wanted a bath
Pastels just might be the most underrated medium in all of art history. You rarely...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
There are a lot of reasons to be upset recently. The changing political climate,...
Special delivery
Beloved wife, sort of...
Can we get some privacy, please
Don't mess with this kid
Third time's the charm
Crack that whip
Someone needs a first amendment refresher
The other Mary
Get a clue
Bound to appear, for hundreds of years
A mystery lady
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We admit, we miss us some Lady Gaga, which is why we were so excited to see her...
Couldn't have been a grocery list
OUCH
This woman don’t need no man
Mary's big bro
Sister, Sister: Bible Edition
Jesus is in the kitchen?!
Wait 'til you get a load of this guy
Oh my Goddesses
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
American People Series #19: U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of...
You'll want to come dressed to impressed because the Mad Hatter has made a...
Countess, confidante, and tester of men
It's hard to be pithy about statecraft and malaria
Mary Poppins?
Does it make you randy baby?
