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The Baroque is a strange and wonderful movement that was created and marketed...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
Former industrial site; looks better now
One of our favorites in DC
Buy now on Amazon
Buy now on The Met Store
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
Made in a cabin
Wade through the cosmic muck
Taking crochet to a new extreme
Wearing a vest of many colors
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
Just another naked lady
Witness her
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
“You get what you get,” Sarah Lucas hurriedly blurts out when passed the nearly...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
The Legion of Honor's new exhibit Gods in Color: Polychromy in the...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
Test your art history chops with Sartle's exciting new quiz feature! Both fun and...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Yes, you read that right. And why shouldn’t we celebrate the porcelain ...
On a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, John Cappetta and I made our merry way over...
Sexism and misogyny were rampant throughout the 20th century in basically...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
Walk along the Water of Leith in Dunedin (also known as Edinburgh), following the...
I’m visiting my parents in San Francisco and, like all children of parents on the...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Crying Girl by Roy LichtensteinWelcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
The party in full swing on the front lawn. Photo: Bahara Emami. This past month...
You can be part of it right now with the opening of the groundbreaking...
We live in a cultural climate that defines things along High School Musical-esque...
One very not cool thing about the Met: it’s on half of the planet’s short-list...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
We (Sartle) are always on the prowl for new ways to bigly share our great love for...
The most important takeaway, however, was the immediate realization that this is a...
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
Andy Warhol called her “the first girl artist with glamour.” A random admirer said...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
Bigger, Badder, and More Realistic If you like hot bods, ugly babies, and...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
Autumn is fast upon us, and you know what that means! Warm beverage season is...
Monet: The Early Years gives visitors the chance to track the artist’s growth...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
If you think modern artists were the only dames done wrong, then you’ve got...
There’s only a month left to find a Valentine (if you don’t already...
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
Judy Chicago is unmistakable. She walks into the room where she’s about to speak of...
After a deep investigation, Team Sartle has discovered the infamous, elusive, great...
This just in: Sartle makes new friends! Amelia, Victoria, and...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
Last Saturday, while making my way through a frenzy of de Young Museum...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
The new and improved San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) reopened on May...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
Pictures of beaches, fancy dinners, and people “exercising” aside, I’m...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
Tuna buys a lot of art
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
In June and July we brought you the first two installments of our summer series, “...
Ruth Asawa, San Francisco's favorite artist and most fervent advocate of...
2020 was more static than usual, and you may not have been able to see as much art...
It’s the Lunar New Year, and as you may know, this year we are ushering in the...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
YUUGE NEWS! Donald J. Trump is now a Sartle social media correspondent! Corrupt...
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Well here we are–it’s the end of a franchise an era. The last Hunger Games...
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
As the temperature grows colder, some of us desperately hold on to the last...
SOURCEThe brand spankin’ new redesign has haters, sure, but we think it’s seven...
Spot the odd one out! There’s something unusual going on at Legion of Honor...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
Scottish sculptor, graphic artist, philanthropist and feigned madman. Also saw the...
Gustav Klimt and his Viennese beauties come to us via the Legion...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
Whaam! Boom! Pow! Turns out all the superheroes we love and the...
Summer, the most idyllic of times for the beloved cross-country American ramble, is...
Camille Claudel is known for her narrative bronze and marble sculptures. She...
American People Series #19: U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of...
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
Imagine all of Einstein’s writings, jottings, and mathematical theorems in crayon...
Artwork and dairy farm together
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
Technology is not neutral. That is the theme that reverberates throughout this...
On my latest trip to the “BIG APPLE” (I heard that’s what real New Yorkers call it...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
The MoAD exhibit, titled “Thread for a Web Begun," is Zangewa’s first solo...
And, with so much art (and art related fare) also available on those journeys, we...
“That painting looks so realistic” is not something most viewers would say of an...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
Is Jeff Koons taking on collaborations with open arms or awkward hand...
Sartle Team members from near and far tore themselves from their laptops and...
Jasper is judging you for not following us. Our second monthly get together...
Goering was eager to be thought of as a man of culture, and he was also Hitler’s...
We’ve all seen American Gothic, or heard the title at the very least. It’s the...
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
To me, Valentine’s Day is a day to shout ‘LOVE!’ from the rooftops....
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
Image: Fred W. McDarrah/ The Village VoiceJohn Perreault, an artist, critic and...
Fashion Alert! Harajuku girls invade Hawaii! The Honolulu Museum of...
By the way, for every picture posted on various social media platforms and tagged...
We’re obsessed with Game of Thrones this season, and are thanking the old...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
Groovy baby, yea! Party time, excellent! From Austin Powers, to Wayne’s World, to...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
Last week, our across-the-way pal Gallery 308 opened for its inaugural exhibition,...
If nobody is around to view art, does it disappear?
You'll need a bicycle to get around the entire place
Safe haven for when the big one hits
Please join us (and everybody else) February 7, 2014 at noon in the Florence Gould...
Are you tired of eating the same iteration of meat, potatoes, and casserole every...
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
Amidst GOP debates on hand to penis size ratio (in other worlds, who has the...
It's St. Patrick's Day! And while we all may be Irish today, these...
Despite our recent efforts to do right by “The Donald” by generously drafting up a...
Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Last Friday night’s grand opening at Embark Gallery was a true show-stopper for the...
Rejoice comic book lovers! September 25th is National Comic Book Day (...
The neighborhood of Harlem in New York City is home to many great things –...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
Ooooh yeah, time for prezzies! Art history lovers are all about human...
At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
Marisol Escobar was a beautiful, talented, peculiar it-girl with a knack for...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
Thanks to this Creators Project blog by Emerson Rosenthal, I learned I can finally...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
Welcome to Death Do Us Art, an online bridal expo for art lovers.I’ve found five...
Sartle got our sparkle on at the 5th annual Shine A Light event at Portland Art...
Here are the best museums of the continental United States as picked with extreme...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
RSAP has a great message. Sure, they get a little hyperbolic about just how much...
The Sartle team is beyond thrilled to be flying up to Portland today to visit the...
Almost as soon as the city shut down in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
French painter Francois Boucher famously proclaimed that “Nature is too green and...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
Everyone loves a good heist movie, especially when the leading man is a hunk. But...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
Drop trou and pick up your trowels people, because tomorrow is officially World...
Christmas came early this year at Sartle headquarters!Dali’s super rare and super...
Gerda Taro, the talented, courageous, and brilliant photographer was brushed...
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
Check out our earlier post of nip slips through art history.Miley Cyrus has become...
Hear ye, hear ye: “Miss Piggy to receive feminist award,” squeals girl power blog...
Mona Lisa confirmed to be Trump’s ancestor after conservationists find...
Ah New York City… Maybe you watched Friends and are enamored with brick...
“Lili y Gerda”, Gerda WegenerWith the Oscars just around the corner, and my very...
Sometimes Halloween sneaks up on you before you’ve even had time to savor the...
This portrait of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is not quite as flattering as you...
Clueless has become as classically vintage as Cher’s 1972 columns with traces of...
We do! But carving is a whole other story… Last year, we summoned some dead...
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
What is a garden? Artist Cathy Lu explores this surprisingly multi-faceted concept...
David gets sassy
Hold still...
What the visiting English Duke wants, the visiting English Duke gets
Huge, famous sculpture. (With small, famous dingdong)
Old faced baby Jesus
Tribute to a nymphomaniac
But is it art?
Napoleon did not like it
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PYT was actually about Bubbles the Chimp
Rub her right breast for good luck
Muse has Rodin by the junk
Low-fat art
Timberrrr!
Milk and cookies cause huge controversy
Keep out
Deep in thought in San Francisco
A rarity: deep thought in DC
The geniuses of the Weather underground strike a blow against thought
Like Mavericks, but safer
America: 2, Europe: 0
Falsely accused
More accurate title: mistress begs husband to leave horrid wife
Seems super dangerous
A political statement
"There is nothing there, yet it is still a sculpture."
Dumpster diving goes upscale
