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Awful person, signed hundreds of death warrants
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One man's terrorist with a skin disease is another man's noble martyr
Socrates is so obnoxious he meets a macabre end
Please paint in my absent angry mother
Suicide mission with the fam-bam
Click here for post-coital cuddles
Agamemnon's Jedi mind tricks
Maybe the Italians made fun of his height?
In the middle of a hottie sandwich
Duty or love – Can’t a prince have both?
Tummy ache?
If at first you don’t succeed, starve
A cute outfit can't save you
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
From portraitist to executioner?
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts Belgium
In California Chrome’s bid to win the Triple Crown (would’ve been the...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
Francesco Fragomeni and Chris Limbrick started recreating famous works of art using...
This past Tuesday we were treated to the highly anticipated Democratic debate. In...
If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
Happy Bastille Day, everyone! It happens ten days after the 4th of July in France...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
You’ve been sitting at home in your sweatpants in the dark for days, binge-watching...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of...
We admit, we miss us some Lady Gaga, which is why we were so excited to see her...
Happy birthday to you vestal virgins who bring loyalty, hard work ethics,...
Outsider
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
Washington’s premier color-field frat
This Wednesday, Sartle is crushing on some serious babes. We’re talking Lily...
Meet me in St. Louis, Louis!
Do what you're good at
Brits can't get enough scandal, and he doesn't disappoint
Great fighter of censorship
Rebel with plenty of cause
Like Midas, but different
Just couldn't make the aloha stick
Not actually a photographer
Not Picasso's muse Sylvette David
A Scot in Britain
Speaking out can have consequences
A true Romantic
scorpiondagger: (david hockney) CANNONBALL! A Bigger Splash by David Hockney We...
Second of four David Teniers' and married to a Breughel
Illustrated children's books to pay the rent
Kim Jon Un reminded us this week that some of the hallowed traditions of evil...
*** SPOILER ALERT*** ...obviously. Well, we're halfway through the new...
An egotistical maniac, or my new boo?
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
We’re obsessed with Game of Thrones this season, and are thanking the old...
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
Why the long face?
Diana and Callisto by Peter Paul Rubens at the Prado Museum
George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait) by Gilbert Stuart at the National Portrait...
Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo at the Harry...
An orchestra of orcas?
Double rainbow all the way across the sky!
Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian at the The National Gallery (London)
Angel of Assassination
David gets sassy
Huge, famous sculpture. (With small, famous dingdong)
The Sun King
Is Jeff Koons taking on collaborations with open arms or awkward hand...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
A Case of John Henryism
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
Carravagio having a bad head day
Sometimes a cannonball is just a cannonball, but this splash may be naughty
New York is the real city of sin
Don't look at it...
Not for the weak-hearted or the balding
Luscious locks reveal a lot!
Even then it was all about the money
I'll pray for you
Whole Foods sold cigarettes?
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
Paul and Keanu's Excellent Adventure
Excellent, eccentric, and damn queer
Gay as a moonbeam
Alexa, play “Levitating” by Dua Lipa
They’re coming for your books. Biblioclasm is the practice of...
Ribbit, ribbit
What will Tim do now that he's making the big bucks?
God is somethin', for Hockney we are not sure what
I wanna take you to a gay bar, gay bar, gay bar
When you just killed Goliath no one dares tell you how to dress, even if it's like this
O say can you see
A clean sweep for David Ireland
"Puny Eunie"
She hated Frida Kahlo
Dead Lion's Society
Underneath it all
The little ship that couldn't
Nothing Fits, But Everything Works
Daddy, buy me a tragic painting
Too much monkey business
A good swattin’
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
T for Tony
A peeping Hockney's wet dream
Someone needs to call Charles Atlas
Hockney tells the future
Can't get more LA than this
Another unhappy ending
It's called acting
Puff, puff, pass
A burn too sick for the ER
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Schizophrenia is that disease that everyone associates with “hearing voices.” There...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
With new capital, Tim travels to ours
Cheshire Cat?
Wandering to a theater near you
Are you in touch with your feelings?
Spear me maybe?
Rich people in the '60s
I am NOT Whistler’s mother
The penis is v. important in this one
Mona Lisa confirmed to be Trump’s ancestor after conservationists find...
Take that Uncle Sam!
In the predominantly European dudeified world of architecture, Maya Lin always knew...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
Dear Ronda Rousey,We heard about your recent loss to Holly Holm, dubbed as “the...
As far as rare natural phenomena go, the total eclipse is probably in the...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
Hey big spender
Blondes have more fun, even if they can't eat steak
Sister sister
Such a punchable face
I can’t believe it’s not butter
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Togas are a classic I-forgot-to-buy-a-costume costume, requiring just a white...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
Gothic tipi?
“As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And...
Throughout art history, artists have paid homage to the compelling power of...
Who doesn’t love the 4th of July? It’s our nation’s best excuse to fire up the...
These masked reptiles are full of sage advice. I’m sure you’ve all...
What makes a good movie great? A trip to the museum, that’s what. To...
If you want to get an eye-catching art history inspired tattoo, look no...
While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
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...
It’s time to don your rainbow attire because June is gay pride month! While many of...
This just in: Sartle makes new friends! Amelia, Victoria, and...
Clueless has become as classically vintage as Cher’s 1972 columns with traces of...
But what would Banksy buy? How about Henri Toulous-Lautrec? Frida Kahlo? Given the...
It’s March Madness and while many fans obsess over their carefully-designed...
We love you BoJack!BoJack Horseman is the best show on Netflix right now and season...
One must always wear proper headgear when going into sports battle.The Superbowl is...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
This cult ‘90s movie made a lasting impression, inspiring terrifying fashion trends...
This music video by Hold Your Horses! is a great way for you to spread your...
So get ready!
This week, behold Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow.
All right, all right no need to be crabby Cancers, it’s finally your month! Heh,...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
This will be a strange world without Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. But we’ll...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
It’s been a few years since the last Harry Potter movie and/or book were released...
Who says Republicans don’t support the arts? In recent years, the conservative...
Two years ago, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco put on a show...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
(Source: Aniplex) In Delightworks's mobile game Fate Grand...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
The Inventor of the Snapshot
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
Maman by Louise Bourgeois
Painter of fashionable life
Once Punched a Skeleton
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
He has a lot to say about his art and his art is all about him
Centuries before feminism had a name, post-Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi...
Let some of the most romantic artist couples of all time inspire your LOVE this...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
As the holidays approach and merrymaking intensifies, the pressure to...
Bigger, Badder, and More Realistic If you like hot bods, ugly babies, and...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
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...
Ahh, Versailles, the disgustingly opulent palace of French royals, and boy is it...
Put on your bowler hat and take a trip to Magritte’s world....
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
2020 was more static than usual, and you may not have been able to see as much art...
How do you like your museums? I’ll take mine with some fun, sass, and a side of...
Need a gift to delight/impress your art-loving friend/S.O./sibling/parent, or...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID lockdown in San Francisco,...
The MoAD exhibit, titled “Thread for a Web Begun," is Zangewa’s first solo...
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...
Whether you paced yourself or binged the entire new season of the...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
[Venice. Mrs. Peggy Guggenheim in her palace on the Grand Canal, 1950 by David...
By the way, for every picture posted on various social media platforms and tagged...
“The more we’re governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more...
*** SPOILER ALERT*** Haven’t watched s01 & s02 or read the secret diary? You...
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...
What most people think they know about Marie Antoinette could fill...
You can be part of it right now with the opening of the groundbreaking...
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...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
Illustrator extraordinaire
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...
Ruth Asawa, San Francisco's favorite artist and most fervent advocate of...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
Camille Claudel is known for her narrative bronze and marble sculptures. She...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
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...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
Almost as soon as the city shut down in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
(image via Phaidon)Put on your itsy-bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini and...
This week, behold Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi.
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...
Monet: The Early Years gives visitors the chance to track the artist’s growth...
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...
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...
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...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
The color blue brings a lot of things to mind - the blue sky, blue-ribbon winners,...
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...
The Legion of Honor's new exhibit Gods in Color: Polychromy in the...
One very not cool thing about the Met: it’s on half of the planet’s short-list...
If COVID-19 quarantine has left you missing the museums that closed, disappointed...
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...
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...
The one and only: Zsa Zsa GaborThis February would have marked the 100th birthday...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
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...
A gamer I am not, but a Pokémon trainer I am.The one and only gaming console I have...
Today’s the day that we celebrate some Italian guy who got into a boat and (...
