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Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
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Some good old fashioned tentacle porn
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
Made in a cabin
Wearing a vest of many colors
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Lovely sketch, sketchy love
It is the (second) most wonderful time of the year: Halloween. Whether you’re...
Just another naked lady
Witness her
The lighting isn't doing him any favors
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As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
I am talented and successful
We love a hat moment
Wiiiiild wiiilllld horsesss (and scary hyenas)
Rembrandt’s first selfie on panel
Beyond Gauguin & evil
This little painting went “wee wee wee...”
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...
Frida loved Trostky. Stalin killed Trosky. Frida loved Stalin. Wait, what!?!?
Pray the air conditioning holds out
The twinkling lights of Paris start to show through
We're suckers for a guy in a suit
Monkeys are the new roses
Because screw your cultural norms
BDSM much?
The Mad Masker
You won’t get a glimpse of the mustache
Snoozefest
Not accurate
Keep your budget tight and your circles tighter
Adolescent Metalpoint Master
Magic mirror on the wall
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
Let it all hang out
A lot of self-reflection happens at the insane asylum
Breakups will make us do crazy things
What filter is that?
OUCH
Pet Goals
It’s the circle of life and politics
Gives new meaning to the term "food porn"
Self-portrait with portrait in exchange for portrait
Paint with all seven fingers
No more drinkie
The spirit of Caesar
That other pandemic
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
Frida showing off a menagerie, unibrow and 'stache
Hats keep your head warm and help you look très mystérieuse
Look Ma, no ear!
Socialism never looked this sexy
I feel pretty, oh so pretty
That's not what he looks like
Pre-downward spiral
What’s coal got to do with it?
#MeToo circa 1600
Portrait-ception
“Hey, quit breathing down my neck!”
Selfie with a Straw Hat
Fair warning: if you do not want to hear my incessant ramblings about how glorious...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
Family portrait time!
A bit creepier than a friendship bracelet
Demons never looked so sexy
Marilyn Morimura
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
Bow down, witches, ‘cus the Sartle team has carved the best jack-o-...
Shades of Black
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
Before they hated each other's guts
Great not just because it was produced by a woman
Gothic tipi?
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
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....
You can be part of it right now with the opening of the groundbreaking...
All the terrible stuff in the news lately has got us down. And no one understands a...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Happy International Selfie Day! Thanks to DJ Rick McNeely - of Fishbowl...
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo at the Harry...
After a deep investigation, Team Sartle has discovered the infamous, elusive, great...
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...
As quickly as it appeared, the Google Arts and Culture app has disappeared from...
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
Snapchat is basically a social media machine for stalking people’s ...
A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel by Judith Leyster
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
(We’d also like to point out that 13 is Taylor Swift’s lucky number. She was born...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
Monet: The Early Years gives visitors the chance to track the artist’s growth...
There’s only a month left to find a Valentine (if you don’t already...
But, we love arbitrary holidays, like #NationalBirdDay, more. Obviously, we have...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
Step into the 19th century French cafe for a sip of the green fairy this...
This March, Turner Classic Movies is featuring films about art and artists, airing...
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
Welsh model/reality TV star Imogen Thomas sparked a Twitter war over her...
The games have nearly begun. And I'm not talking about the Hunger Games,...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
What makes a good movie great? A trip to the museum, that’s what. To...
Ever wondered about Marie Antoinette’s penchant for roses? Or why Frida Kahlo liked...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
If you think the art world is full of sophisticated blue bloods standing around...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
This week, behold Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud.
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
Photo courtesy of Classical Art MemesThis past Sunday was the 88th Academy Awards...
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
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...
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
Christmas came early this year at Sartle headquarters!Dali’s super rare and super...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
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...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
Writing about boobs is one of our favorite jobs here at Sartle headquarters. While...
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
Well here we are–it’s the end of a franchise an era. The last Hunger Games...
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...
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
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...
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...
Pictures of beaches, fancy dinners, and people “exercising” aside, I’m...
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
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...
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...
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
We’re obsessed with Game of Thrones this season, and are thanking the old...
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
Take your facial hair from bizarre to brilliant with these mustaches! Pieter...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
Groovy baby, yea! Party time, excellent! From Austin Powers, to Wayne’s World, to...
In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
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,...
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...
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...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
It’s that time of year again– Team Sartle delves back into the infamous great...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
Leonor Fini was an artist of her own self-fashioned Surrealism, known for her bold...
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...
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
Recognize this mysterious maven? Find the answer here or stand back a little to see...
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...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
If you think modern artists were the only dames done wrong, then you’ve got...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
In 2011, the United Nations declared that July 30 would forever be known as the...
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
But, if your entire instagram feed is of your duck-lipped face you might wanna slow...
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...
66 years ago today, the world was introduced to the psychedelic masterpiece...
Our awesome website has a magnifying view for each and every image we’ve added and...
Here KitchenAid uses a Gustav Klimt inspired lady to show how food is art.
Andy Warhol. Self-Portrait with Skull, 1977. When I think of Andy Warhol, it’s all...
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...
In the bestseller The Goldfinch the New York Metropolitan Museum is bombed and 13-...
Who says Republicans don’t support the arts? In recent years, the conservative...
Tarantism (n.): a psychological condition characterized by an...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
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...
The new and improved San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) reopened on May...
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...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
American People Series #19: U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of...
YUUGE NEWS! Donald J. Trump is now a Sartle social media correspondent! Corrupt...
Obsessed with calligraphy
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
Gerda Taro, the talented, courageous, and brilliant photographer was brushed...
The lighting crew of the Palace deserve a huge round of applause, the architecture...
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...
“Lili y Gerda”, Gerda WegenerWith the Oscars just around the corner, and my very...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
YBAs are so fetch. Once upon a time in the 1980s, London was...
It’s time to don your rainbow attire because June is gay pride month! While many of...
What is a garden? Artist Cathy Lu explores this surprisingly multi-faceted concept...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
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...
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,...
Are your eyes bleeding from binge watching the entirety of Orange Is the New Black...
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...
*** SPOILER ALERT*** ...obviously. Well, we're halfway through the new...
That eternal postman always rings twice, even for famous artists. Here are some...
Source In Peter H. Reynolds’s children’s book The Dot, a young child...
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...
Last Saturday, while making my way through a frenzy of de Young Museum...
Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
Ccontrary to social media’s endorsements, “liking” a photograph isn’t the same as...
Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
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...
John as Jack as Joker. I’m obsessed with John Malkovich so imagine my...
So we did what anyone would do and ushered them into the conference room and then...
What does Red look like? Fire truck Red. A bright Red fire truck in a...
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...
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
Welcome to Part Four, the grande finale of the epic Sartle Remix for The Life of...
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 (...
Whether inadvertently or as part of a master plan for world takeover, Kim...
Beyoncé is no stranger to art history references as seen in her Formation video or...
No need for art galleries when your closet is your own personal museum and the...
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
2020 was more static than usual, and you may not have been able to see as much art...
Parents say the darndest things. Art can be hard to understand but like it or not,...
Munch to my lazy chagrin, I needn’t have gotten so creative with my cocktail. A...
Little backstory for the gentiles: Purim is basically the Jewish Halloween. We...
Gustav Klimt-inspired tattoos are like porn - I know one when I see it....
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...
