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William Shiels, A Cheviot Lamb (from Attonburn, Roxburghshire). via WikiArt/Public Domain

Elise Marlowe

The Lamb in Art: Innocence, Faith, and Symbolic...

From Renaissance altarpieces to modern art, the lamb has carried deep meaning as a symbol of purity, sacrifice, and spiritual renewal.

Rogier van der Weyden, The Descent from the Cross, 1435 via Smarthistory

Adrian Mercer

Rogier van der Weyden’s The Descent from the Cr...

Rogier van der Weyden’s Descent from the Cross captures the height of human emotion through exquisite detail and compositional mastery.

Maruja Mallo, La sorpresa del trigo (Surprise of the Wheat), 1936 © Maruja Mallo, VEGAP, Santander, 2024. Private collection via World of Interiors

Edward Gray

Maruja Mallo and the Visionary World of Spanish...

Maruja Mallo’s surreal paintings capture the energy of modern Spain, blending fantasy, symbolism, and freedom into unforgettable images.

Otobong Nkanga, Cadence-While We Wait and Watch, (2025). Photo by © Otobong Nkanga, courtesy of Lisson Gallery via Galerie Magazine

Clara V. Leone

Top Five Must-Know Scandals in the Art World Th...

From heists to creative rebellions, these stories reveal how art, access, and ambition collided across museums, markets, and fashion this week.

Tom Wesselmann, Still Life #30, 1963 © Tom Wesselmann/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY via MoMA

Rowan Whit

10 Times Artists Turned Their Favorite Foods in...

From Caravaggio to Warhol, artists have long turned meals into masterpieces, revealing how food reflects beauty, pleasure, and everyday life.

Marcel Duchamp, Chess Game, 1910 via WikiArt/Public Domain

Miles Avery

Before Fountain: The Forgotten Paintings of Mar...

Before turning to conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp explored color, rhythm, and movement through paintings that reveal his inventive mind.

Hans Memling, Tommaso di Folco Portinari and Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli)*, probably 1470, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Julian Ashford

The Significance of Hands in Art History & Pain...

From divine touch to tender emotion, Renaissance and Romantic artists used hands to express grace, intimacy, and the essence of the human soul.

John William Waterhouse, Ulysses and the Sirens, 1891 via NGV  National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 1891 © Public Domain

Elise Marlowe

Eight Must-Know Paintings by John William Water...

Explore the essential paintings by John William Waterhouse that define his romantic vision, mythic subjects, and timeless sense of beauty.

Giovanni Bellini, Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child (detail), c.1459 via The MET

Hugo Merz

Art History Case Study: Giovanni Bellini’s Mado...

An educational case study on Giovanni Bellini’s Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child, exploring composition, symbolism, and the art of Renaissance devotion.

Giorgio de Chirico, The Red Tower, 1913 © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/SIAE, Rome via The Guggenheim

Clara V. Leone

The Stillness of Time: The Metaphysical Art of ...

Giorgio de Chirico painted haunting cityscapes where time stood still, turning modern life into a world of memory, silence, and mystery.