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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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Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
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Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
Made in a cabin
Don't mess with women or wild boars
A Venus by any other name is a prostitute
Wearing a vest of many colors
Every woman's dream: be married to the god of jewelry
Dead boyfriend? No problem.
Cupid, you are being gross
Erotic...in a disturbing way
She sells seashells by the sea shore
Stone Age sisters doin’ it for themselves
Crime story
Napoleon's sister was a naughty girl
The Pope doesn't want you to see this booty
Venus and Cupid experiment with golden showers
Side chicks got it made
The most malicious cherub you'll ever meet
Baby, she was born this way
Context is everything
Satyr? I hardly know her!
You go, Rococo
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
Just another naked lady
Witness her
Eat first, sex later
Can "Jacked Renaissance Babies" become a thing?
Cupid's a latchkey kid
Listen to your girlfriend. Especially if she's magic.
Another painting of Venus on break
Look, ma! No hands!
Born from some bloody balls
Not Average Hotel Art
We here at Sartle are super(naturally) excited for the much anticipated return of...
The Devil Wears Prada meets My Girl
The land of breast milk and honey
Pronunciation: /ˌkaləˈpijēən/
We’re obsessed with Game of Thrones this season, and are thanking the old...
Literal love child
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
Hear ye, hear ye: “Miss Piggy to receive feminist award,” squeals girl power blog...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
Sleeping Venus by Eustache Le Sueur
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
It’s the Lunar New Year, and as you may know, this year we are ushering in the...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
It’s probably because artists don’t have the burden of a 9-5 gig. I mean, not only...
Welsh model/reality TV star Imogen Thomas sparked a Twitter war over her...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
1. Venus and Cupid by Peter Paul Rubens
Bill Clinton was hanging out with his pal George W. Bush last week and made...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
From the walls of the world’s great museums, to the dusky halls of the stately...
Fall fashion events around the world have strutted to a close in Paris and I’m left...
Last year we provided you with some art-themed Valentines to give to your Valentine...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
Diana and Callisto by Peter Paul Rubens at the Prado Museum
Today is #MuseumSelfie Day! That means that today, you don’t have to fight your...
What happens when you add a fat cat to some of the world’s most famous artworks?...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Just when we thought we couldn’t possibly see any more of Lady Gaga, she proves us...
Our awesome website has a magnifying view for each and every image we’ve added and...
Beyoncé is no stranger to art history references as seen in her Formation video or...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
Nude lips have been killing it extra hard for at least the past year, and even...
Arnold Schwarzenegger by Robert Mapplethorpe at the Scottish National Gallery of...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
Here KitchenAid uses a Gustav Klimt inspired lady to show how food is art.
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
I hate you, please go away. (Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemesia Gentileschi...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
It’s been a few years since the last Harry Potter movie and/or book were released...
With that in mind, I went out and found a grand collection of “sort of adult”...
Hamartia (n.) - A tragic flaw It's an old Greek word shot into...
Bigger, Badder, and More Realistic If you like hot bods, ugly babies, and...
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
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...
Who says Republicans don’t support the arts? In recent years, the conservative...
Whether you paced yourself or binged the entire new season of the...
What is a garden? Artist Cathy Lu explores this surprisingly multi-faceted concept...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
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...
Dear Ronda Rousey,We heard about your recent loss to Holly Holm, dubbed as “the...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
The Symbolist Movement was born in 1886 as a literary movement by Jean...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
Pictures of beaches, fancy dinners, and people “exercising” aside, I’m...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Happy Lunar New Year everybody! All in all, Year of the Rooster has been...
America’s Next Top Model is back, y’all! Ok, it never really went...
Is Jeff Koons taking on collaborations with open arms or awkward hand...
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
It’s Kiss a Ginger day and we’re kicking off the day by celebrating...
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
Leonor Fini was an artist of her own self-fashioned Surrealism, known for her bold...
sourceThe Man in the High Castle season 2, your next online TV addiction after The...
Many of my reviews are based off of my experiences as a shih tzu skeptic, a middle...
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...
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
It’s tough to be a princess in art history, pop culture, or even in real life. ...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
via unimpressionism Realism can refer to two things: the representation of the...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
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...
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
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...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
Ah New York City… Maybe you watched Friends and are enamored with brick...
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...
Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
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...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
One must always wear proper headgear when going into sports battle.The Superbowl is...
Animal Crossing is a peaceful escape into a world where tedious routine becomes fun...
Image: Fred W. McDarrah/ The Village VoiceJohn Perreault, an artist, critic and...
By the way, for every picture posted on various social media platforms and tagged...
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
You can be part of it right now with the opening of the groundbreaking...
Groovy baby, yea! Party time, excellent! From Austin Powers, to Wayne’s World, to...
Last week, our across-the-way pal Gallery 308 opened for its inaugural exhibition,...
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...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
Despite our recent efforts to do right by “The Donald” by generously drafting up a...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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...
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
Mae West Lips Sofa by Salvador Dali, in cross-influence with fashion guru Elsa...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
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...
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...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
Autumn is fast upon us, and you know what that means! Warm beverage season is...
Everyone loves a good heist movie, especially when the leading man is a hunk. But...
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
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”...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
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...
Mona Lisa confirmed to be Trump’s ancestor after conservationists find...
“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...
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
This week, behold Pablo Picasso’s Le Rêve (The Dream).
This week, behold Hans Holbein the Younger’s Darmstadt Madonna.
It’s June again (the onset of wedding season), so I’m reviving Sarah's...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
Nothing beats having a brother. Knowing you have a partner in crime is essential in...
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
Last Saturday, while making my way through a frenzy of de Young Museum...
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
In the predominantly European dudeified world of architecture, Maya Lin always knew...
Check out this beaut! Here is the clearest photo we’ve ever had of Pluto, taken by...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
There are a lot of reasons to be upset recently. The changing political climate,...
The artistic collaboration between Kanye West and George Condo is akin to that...
The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
This week we have The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvador Dali, housed in the...
Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
A gamer I am not, but a Pokémon trainer I am.The one and only gaming console I have...
Rejoice comic book lovers! September 25th is National Comic Book Day (...
No need for art galleries when your closet is your own personal museum and the...
Writing about boobs is one of our favorite jobs here at Sartle headquarters. While...
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
2020 was more static than usual, and you may not have been able to see as much art...
Seated Woman by Henri MatisseIn happy art news, a painting stolen from renowned art...
The United States in the 1940s and 1950s must not have been a fun time to be a...
Happy Halloween! Since this is the season of zombies, vampires and ghosts...
An art bromance or something more? Land art celebrity and hippie...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
The newest exhibition at the Asian Art Museum advertises itself as an engagement of...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
Put on your bowler hat and take a trip to Magritte’s world....
Jessica recently let us know that she’d found some of Sartle’s work on Hieronymus...
What most people think they know about Marie Antoinette could fill...
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
Thrill Murray by Mike Coley. 2013. Never miss a chance to ride the coattails of...
We are excited to announce that Sartle has created a trivia game, and it is now...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
Gustav Klimt and his Viennese beauties come to us via the Legion...
Technology is not neutral. That is the theme that reverberates throughout this...
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
Judy Chicago is unmistakable. She walks into the room where she’s about to speak of...
San Francisco’s de Young Museum is a standout among other fine arts museums across...
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
Jules Tavernier’s representations of the Elem Pomo culture might be over one...
Picture this: the glittering heights of Second Empire France and...
Pastels just might be the most underrated medium in all of art history. You rarely...
American People Series #19: U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of...
