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Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
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Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
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The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
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If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
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Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
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The one that got away
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Made in a cabin
Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
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The Revolution will have shapes
Wearing a vest of many colors
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Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
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It's a natural history museum, so they have giant dinosaurs!
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
Cubism was one of the first -isms to hit our collective senses in the twentieth-...
Hogarth was all about that pug life
Move over, Judith!
He left the cat for last
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Peter Paul Rubens, Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye, ca. 1636, Musée...
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
Thomas Cole, The Oxbow, 1836 The Hudson River was a group of New York-based...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
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We are excited to announce that Sartle has created a trivia game, and it is now...
Just another naked lady
Witness her
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Up in flames
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Spoiler Alert: paintings of the pilgrims are anything but historically accurate...
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(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
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If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
This year de Stijl turns 100! A glorious year for primary color...
Ever wondered about Marie Antoinette’s penchant for roses? Or why Frida Kahlo liked...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
Never forget
Hats keep your head warm and help you look très mystérieuse
Girl crush
Sweet summer is on the horizon and here at the Sartle office we’re already making...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
Of all the Christmas traditions this time of the year, Santa Claus is...
Every night with you is a Starry Night, Valentine. (By Vincent van Gogh at the...
There’s only a month left to find a Valentine (if you don’t already...
The Kiss is all I’ve ever wanted from you, Valentine. (By Gustav Klimt at the...
The 20th season of The Bachelor just wrapped up, with software salesman Ben Higgins...
I hate you, please go away. (Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemesia Gentileschi...
It doesn’t get much better than a Bachelor-art-history mashup.Hopefully you caught...
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Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
All the terrible stuff in the news lately has got us down. And no one understands a...
It’s a cold and foggy day at Sartle HQ and we’re channeling Ginevra here…...
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The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
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October has arrived! This is by far my favorite month of the year. October marks a...
via unimpressionism Realism can refer to two things: the representation of the...
In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
As the holidays approach and merrymaking intensifies, the pressure to...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
Dadaism was created with the intention of turning both the art world and the...
Christopher Columbus was not the man your grade school teachers told you about...
Whether inadvertently or as part of a master plan for world takeover, Kim...
Surrealism was the natural next step after the fluster-cuck that was Cubism. It...
Enter Trivium Art History Project. Our friends at Trivium are creating a cathedral...
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of...
Andy Warhol. Self-Portrait with Skull, 1977. When I think of Andy Warhol, it’s all...
Don’t worry if everyone says STEM is the only field hiring and that a liberal arts...
“An art book is a museum without walls.” —André Malraux Give the...
The Fluxus Movement was founded in 1960 by Lithuanian American artist George...
Today in art history we toast what would have been the 112th birthday of Modernist...
Schizophrenia is that disease that everyone associates with “hearing voices.” There...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
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This masterpiece of weird incestuous erotica is supposed to be a birth announcement...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
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Minimalism was the art movement of many names – ABC Art, Object Art, Primary...
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rycz: “If I had a black light, this place would look like a Jackson Pollock...
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YBAs are so fetch. Once upon a time in the 1980s, London was...
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Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Careful, might make you howl!
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It’s nice to see, however, that his latest project (the “Journel (sic) of...
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We admit, we miss us some Lady Gaga, which is why we were so excited to see her...
Ccontrary to social media’s endorsements, “liking” a photograph isn’t the same as...
In 2011, the United Nations declared that July 30 would forever be known as the...
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Step into the 19th century French cafe for a sip of the green fairy this...
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And that rhymes awww yiss!Sometimes in art, the clothes the figures are wearing are...
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…and five epic Oscar losses. But he’s finally done it! Here’s how:
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The games have nearly begun. And I'm not talking about the Hunger Games,...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
Take that Uncle Sam!
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(source) He may have been a tiny guy, but no one could’ve survived as many...
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One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
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Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
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Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
“Lili y Gerda”, Gerda WegenerWith the Oscars just around the corner, and my very...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
There are a lot of reasons to be upset recently. The changing political climate,...
Sometimes Halloween sneaks up on you before you’ve even had time to savor the...
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
A gamer I am not, but a Pokémon trainer I am.The one and only gaming console I have...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
French painter Francois Boucher famously proclaimed that “Nature is too green and...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
Nothing beats having a brother. Knowing you have a partner in crime is essential in...
Jessica recently let us know that she’d found some of Sartle’s work on Hieronymus...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
If you think modern artists were the only dames done wrong, then you’ve got...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
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You can be part of it right now with the opening of the groundbreaking...
Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
Well here we are–it’s the end of a franchise an era. The last Hunger Games...
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
Ooooh yeah, time for prezzies! Art history lovers are all about human...
Gerda Taro, the talented, courageous, and brilliant photographer was brushed...
Disclaimer: This article contains amazon affiliate links. Can any biographer...
You'll want to come dressed to impressed because the Mad Hatter has made a...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
Amidst GOP debates on hand to penis size ratio (in other worlds, who has the...
Are you tired of eating the same iteration of meat, potatoes, and casserole every...
At what point do evil dictators shift from making art to collecting it? Well,...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
Rejoice comic book lovers! September 25th is National Comic Book Day (...
Goering was eager to be thought of as a man of culture, and he was also Hitler’s...
Mona Lisa confirmed to be Trump’s ancestor after conservationists find...
Jasper is judging you for not following us. Our second monthly get together...
Sartle Team members from near and far tore themselves from their laptops and...
sourceThe Man in the High Castle season 2, your next online TV addiction after The...
We’re drooling over this clever shirt featuring our favorite crime-fighting...
Check out this beaut! Here is the clearest photo we’ve ever had of Pluto, taken by...
Christmas came early this year at Sartle headquarters!Dali’s super rare and super...
Hippest place in Brighton
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
