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Portrait of a Man (Possibly Matteo di Sebastiano di Bernandino Gozzadini) and Portrait of a Woman…
Portrait of a Man (Possibly Matteo di Sebastiano di Bernandino Gozzadini) and Portrait of a Woman…
Reading one of the great portraits of Renaissance Italy.
Alejandro Orradre
Jan 2
Step Into a World of Absurdity — Magritte’s 5 Bizarre Masterpieces
Step Into a World of Absurdity — Magritte’s 5 Bizarre Masterpieces
The mind-bending art of Rene Magritte
Kamna Kirti
Dec 31, 2022
The Garden of the Hesperides — Frederic Leighton
The Garden of the Hesperides — Frederic Leighton
Analyzing one of the great paintings of the English painter.
Alejandro Orradre
Dec 30, 2022
Baccio Bandinelli — Michelangelo’s Greatest Rival
Baccio Bandinelli — Michelangelo’s Greatest Rival
Talent vs Nepotism
A Renaissance Writer
Dec 7, 2022
The Importance of George Orwell
The Importance of George Orwell
One of the most influential writers of the 20th century, a figure who tried to warn future generations of the danger of totalitarianism…
Alejandro Orradre
Dec 3, 2022
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Climate Change Is Not New, But Our Ancestors Understood It Better Than We Do
Climate Change Is Not New, But Our Ancestors Understood It Better Than We Do
Our ancestors knew how to care for the planet, why don’t we?
A Renaissance Writer
Jan 2
Abdulrahman Sori: An African Prince Turned Slave And Turned Celebrity
Abdulrahman Sori: An African Prince Turned Slave And Turned Celebrity
Here’s everything I learned from the prince who transformed into a slave, became a celebrity, and then fought for his freedom!
Rameen Zeeshan
Dec 27, 2022
These Paintings Warn You: As You Sow, So Shall You Reap!
These Paintings Warn You: As You Sow, So Shall You Reap!
The Story of Indian Karni-Bharni Paintings
Ajay Sharma
Dec 23, 2022
The Importance of Munro
The Importance of Munro
She was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2013 and is considered one of the great masters of short stories.
Alejandro Orradre
Dec 23, 2022
Five Unbelievably Idiotic Ways People Died From Doing What They Loved
Five Unbelievably Idiotic Ways People Died From Doing What They Loved
Too crazy and funny to be true. Yet sadly, they actually happened.
Summer
Dec 21, 2022
If You Blinked, You Might Have Missed this Historical Detail in the Movie “Titanic”
If You Blinked, You Might Have Missed this Historical Detail in the Movie “Titanic”
Two men from 1st class made a split-second decision to jump into the last lifeboat available
Liz Jin
Dec 21, 2022
China’s Only Female Emperor — Wu Zetian
China’s Only Female Emperor — Wu Zetian
One of the most controversial women in Chinese history
Summer
Dec 20, 2022
The Gleaners — Millet
The Gleaners — Millet
One of the great paintings vindicating the rural world.
Alejandro Orradre
Dec 20, 2022
Ashford v. Thornton, the famous criminal case that upheld the right to trial by battle
Ashford v. Thornton, the famous criminal case that upheld the right to trial by battle
Once upon a time, the state actually sanctioned fighting to death
Liz Jin
Dec 18, 2022
Why Do Men Wish To Control The Bodies Of Women?
Why Do Men Wish To Control The Bodies Of Women?
Simulation. Reproduction. Repression.
Marc Barham
Dec 17, 2022
Russian Drunkenness: The Long Road to Societal Collapse
Russian Drunkenness: The Long Road to Societal Collapse
A history of a societal dependence
A Renaissance Writer
Dec 17, 2022
Art Recreates the Moment Nero Tried to Kill His Mother, Agrippina
Art Recreates the Moment Nero Tried to Kill His Mother, Agrippina
Gustav Wertheimer tackled the shocking subject through a painting
C.S. Voll
Dec 15, 2022
Who Was the First Female Artist in the History of Western Art?
Who Was the First Female Artist in the History of Western Art?
Let’s discover together the story of Sofonisba Anguissola
Johanna Da Costa
Dec 15, 2022
The Human Wave: The Most Inhuman War Tactic
The Human Wave: The Most Inhuman War Tactic
Winning at any cost
A Renaissance Writer
Dec 14, 2022
The Laundress — Honoré Daumier
The Laundress — Honoré Daumier
Reading a painting with social overtones by the French artist.
Alejandro Orradre
Dec 10, 2022
Mary Sully, The Almost-Forgotten Indigenous Abstract Artist
Mary Sully, The Almost-Forgotten Indigenous Abstract Artist
A forgotten artist gets her due decades after her death.
Mary Rose
Dec 10, 2022
A Ray of Light, explained
A Ray of Light, explained
Infrared Photography + mixedmedia painting
Alberto Ballocca
Dec 8, 2022
Let’s Talk About the Wrapped Arc de Triomphe by Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Let’s Talk About the Wrapped Arc de Triomphe by Christo and Jeanne-Claude
What it was, how Jeanne-Claude’s work was invisibilized and why their work was problematic in 2021
Johanna Da Costa
Dec 7, 2022
True Stories From The Past That Are Not For Faint-Hearted
True Stories From The Past That Are Not For Faint-Hearted
Stories that some of you may wish you never have read.
Hailey
Dec 7, 2022
Fake Paris In WWI Was A Rescue To Fool Germans
Fake Paris In WWI Was A Rescue To Fool Germans
A French Man Duped Jaw-Dropping Paris Protection Deception!
Marialaa
Dec 6, 2022
Could You Survive On Rations Like Our WWII Ancestors?
Could You Survive On Rations Like Our WWII Ancestors?
Struggle of having no nutella on pancakes.
Faze
Dec 6, 2022
The Biggest Political Question of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
The Biggest Political Question of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Where does power originate and who has the right to wield it?
A Renaissance Writer
Dec 6, 2022
The Clubfoot — Diego de Ribera
The Clubfoot — Diego de Ribera
Reading one of the best works of the painter who admired Caravaggio.
Alejandro Orradre
Dec 5, 2022
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