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Just some good ol’ fashioned Milton fanfiction
Sorry to say that Christopher Lee died this week at 93. Modern Audiences and Comic...
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Drawn to the dark side
Before Freddy Krueger there were still things that went bump in the night
There's no such thing as bad publicity
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
Now you see me...
Teacher of artists
Two Friends by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
A series in which Lauren shows just how awful she is by combining crude text...
A fun series where Lauren shows just how awful she is by combining the mostly crude...
Angelica takes a stab at combining the mostly crude Texts From Last Night...
The Hangover (Suzanne Valadon) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at the Fogg Museum
Œdipus starts some drama
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Ahh, Versailles, the disgustingly opulent palace of French royals, and boy is it...
One thing art teachers never tell you in school is that sometimes the next best...
Fashion Alert! Harajuku girls invade Hawaii! The Honolulu Museum of...
Oops, my hand slipped. See the previous dino-invaded artworks and hold onto your...
In addition to briefing Sandi on our progress, we discussed weighty matters of art...
Love and other bulls%!#
Storm's a'brewin'?
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
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Baseball at Night by Morris Kantor at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Dear Ronda Rousey,We heard about your recent loss to Holly Holm, dubbed as “the...
Harlequin Head by Pablo Picasso
Reclining Nude by Suzanne Valadon
Diana and Actaeon by Francesco Albani
(We’d also like to point out that 13 is Taylor Swift’s lucky number. She was born...
A Grotesque Old Woman by Quentin Matsys
Inn with Drunken Peasants (Boerendrinkpartij) by Adriaen Brouwer
The Four Elements: Fire, Water and Earth, Air by Adolf Ziegler at the Gallery of...
Nude Woman in a Red Armchair by Pablo Picasso
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
He married a rich model
A good man in a messed up world
Armchair tourism pays off
Save the horses!
Copying can be a legitimate career choice sometimes
Sgt. of Art
A fun new series where Lauren shows just how awful she is by combining the mostly...
The Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre
Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian at the The National Gallery (London)
S.O.S. Starification Object Series (Back) by Hannah Wilke at The Solomon R....
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts Belgium
(source) He may have been a tiny guy, but no one could’ve survived as many...
The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo at the Museum of Modern Art Mexico
Portrait of Captain Thomas Lee by Marcus Gheeraerts II at the Tate Britain
Triumphal Procession of Bacchus by Maerten van Heemskerck at the Museum of Art...
Bad and Boujee
Faulty Landscape (Paysage Fautif) by Marcel Duchamp at the Museum of Modern Art...
George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait) by Gilbert Stuart at the National Portrait...
Angelica joins the party, combining the mostly crude Texts From Last Night...
Someone call Matthew Hopkins
Superstition ain't the way
A fun series where Lauren shows just how awful she is by combining the mostly...
Gabrielle d’Estrées and One of Her Sisters by Mystery Artist at the Musée du...
Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo at the Harry...
Diana and Callisto by Peter Paul Rubens at the Prado Museum
Back Seat Dodge ‘38 by Edward Kienholz at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Briggsy
Click here to find God!
Where's that dam photo?
A wandering painter
Getting to the Chichu Museum in Naoshima like... The Chichu...
This week we start with a classic: Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, housed at...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
Magic of the Giant Toad
Has a disease named after him
All it’s missing is a cup of tea
Would rather throw spitballs than study
Sometimes Halloween sneaks up on you before you’ve even had time to savor the...
What do Henri Matisse and Ellen DeGeneres have in common?
Viagra was the duke's only wish
Seated Woman by Henri MatisseIn happy art news, a painting stolen from renowned art...
One: Number 31, 1950 by Jackson Pollock at the Museum of Modern Art
Twenty years ago on December 19, 1997, Titanic splashed onto the big...
Loved the countryside, and died of lyme disease contracted in the countryside
One very not cool thing about the Met: it’s on half of the planet’s short-list...
A gamer I am not, but a Pokémon trainer I am.The one and only gaming console I have...
Not at night and not very watchful
Light up the night!
Don’t eat it please.
Just what is going on here?
The pitfalls of trying to sell stolen art
Everybody dance now
Stalin hated it!
Neato nature
Guy about to invent writing: oh, you haven't heard?
Groovy baby, yea! Party time, excellent! From Austin Powers, to Wayne’s World, to...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Party like it's 1668
You've probably seen this everywhere
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
Avada Kedavra
A steed as turbulent as its owner
A worrisome thing
Sibling rivalry
Savage fashion
Those have got to be implants
Shapes that make sculpture out of thin air
Guggenheim hooked it UP
Grab a mai-tai
Do the thing! Win the sports!
Don’t be so naive
God save the Queen!
Float like a butterfly, threads like an OG
Well folks, it's that time of year again. The sun is high in the sky and...
If you're still unsure about your Halloween costume, let us give you 25 ( plus...
Animal Crossing is a peaceful escape into a world where tedious routine becomes fun...
Brittany hasn’t got anything on van Gogh.
Is there a doctor in the house?
Rain on me
No bra days are the best days
When you're unhappy and you know it don't clap your hands
Big henry
Style changes to depict a living nightmare
Playing dress up
Not balloon animals
It’s, like, a metaphor, man
A tender moment
“You’re blocking my light”
Iconic... apparently
Little pig's tail
Rock the casbah!
Squares are people too
It's almost like you're there
Rebel in pantaloons
The other Starry Night
Anyone have a nail file?
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
Nothing like a ten-some to tempt a saint
Green ladies are always the nicest
Not from a fat chicken, just a big boned one
Before Facebook event pages, you had to get creative
Didn't turn out great, as you might guess
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy
Harsher on racists than Trump
Make it green! Make it blue! Make it red!
A political pain in the ass
Taking the sun-spot in a lions’ den
Lit by divinity
Praying to have faith
So this is why they call them blueprints
The right to bear arms?
Painting skyscrapers before it was cool
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
Secret lives of gay prostitutes
1,2,3 Kick!
Mr. Cool always gets invited to the party
Daddy's little girl grows up
Yvette herself thought it a "monstrosity"
Once a good boy, always a good boy
Babe, I’m sorry I’m late
When will my reflection show who I am inside
Heavenly view
Sartle got our sparkle on at the 5th annual Shine A Light event at Portland Art...
President Obama must still be getting flak from angry art historians over that...
Drunk in love we be all nightAnyway, we made a quiz on Buzzfeed and it’s...
Sexism and misogyny were rampant throughout the 20th century in basically...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
This woman has attitude, an appetite, and boy can she dance!
Health care for sex workers
Skating on thick ice
Those who can't do, paint
A quiet day at the brothel
Smart girls don't buy sight unseen
Imitation is the sincerest form of brown-nosing
Rip van drinkle
Sacred moment made earthly and intimate
A bargain at twice the price
I’ll never understand humans
Last year we provided you with some art-themed Valentines to give to your Valentine...
Portrait of Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein the Younger Pronunciation: /cag-...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
The one and only: Zsa Zsa GaborThis February would have marked the 100th birthday...
Explosive high kicks
Sexy stocking stuffers
Spot all the artist’s besties
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
But what would Banksy buy? How about Henri Toulous-Lautrec? Frida Kahlo? Given the...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau at Museum of Modern ArtHappy, happy birthday...
Don't call it a comeback
Drop trou and pick up your trowels people, because tomorrow is officially World...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
Odalisque with Red Culottes by Henri Matisse
Monogram by Robert Rauschenberg at the Museum of Modern Art Stockholm Here’s to our...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
It's the end of October, which can only mean one thing: Sartle's annual Pumpkin...
So what’s got museums’ panties in a bunch now? In a nutshell: President Trump’s...
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
The Sartle team had a madcap week running around Washington, DC and New York City...
Step into the 19th century French cafe for a sip of the green fairy this...
Nothing beats having a brother. Knowing you have a partner in crime is essential in...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
Stelliferous (adj.) [ste-lif-er-uh s] Having or abounding with stars. The...
Haha, sucks for you East Coasters! No, but seriously, all that snow sounds terrible...
Even firecrackers run out of energy eventually
If you want to get an eye-catching art history inspired tattoo, look no...
This portrait of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is not quite as flattering as you...
All Children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once one grows up...
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. - Frida Kahlo I...
Clueless has become as classically vintage as Cher’s 1972 columns with traces of...
Flaming June by Frederic Leighton at the Ponce Museum of Art
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci
Another March has come and gone. If you’ve been saving up Sartle posts all month...
We admit, we miss us some Lady Gaga, which is why we were so excited to see her...
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. - Vincent van...
But, if your entire instagram feed is of your duck-lipped face you might wanna slow...
Image: Jacob Lawrence. From The Migration Series, 1940-41. At MOMA. February 2016...
We’re at the final book here in the trilogy, and because we’re going by book and...
Check out our earlier post of nip slips through art history.Miley Cyrus has become...
It’s Kiss a Ginger day and we’re kicking off the day by celebrating...
Ever wondered about Marie Antoinette’s penchant for roses? Or why Frida Kahlo liked...
Enter Trivium Art History Project. Our friends at Trivium are creating a cathedral...
Yes, Carol, we will visit you this Sunday because it is the 2016 Oscars and we...
This cult ‘90s movie made a lasting impression, inspiring terrifying fashion trends...
What is a garden? Artist Cathy Lu explores this surprisingly multi-faceted concept...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
It doesn’t get much better than a Bachelor-art-history mashup.Hopefully you caught...
If Kanye wants to be like Pablo, we can make that happen.Say what you want about...
Fish (Still Life), 1864. By Édouard Manet at the Art Institute of ChicagoHappy...
The immortal Zsa Zsa Gabor.We recently brought you zany quotes from Hollywood...
Picture books can be one of the best formats for imparting a love of art and...
Happiness and sanity are not correlated
Sometime between using the “1-Click” function on Amazon, buying groceries at...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Isamu Noguchi by Winold Reiss at the National Portrait Gallery (Washington)
Earlier this summer, San Franciscans traded in their usual boho chic to revel in...
Bow down, witches, ‘cus the Sartle team has carved the best jack-o-...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Misere is widespread depression caused specifically by the painful juxtaposition of...
We love you BoJack!BoJack Horseman is the best show on Netflix right now and season...
This past Tuesday we were treated to the highly anticipated Democratic debate. In...
This masterpiece of weird incestuous erotica is supposed to be a birth announcement...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
On a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, John Cappetta and I made our merry way over...
We didn’t think anything could top Beyoncé’s Formation video until we watched her...
I’m in my late 20s, which for about five years has meant that March and April bring...
Sartle can get a little carried away reppin’ San Francisco. The Bay is, after all,...
Every night with you is a Starry Night, Valentine. (By Vincent van Gogh at the...
And, with so much art (and art related fare) also available on those journeys, we...
Pixar’s newest feature film Inside Out has been out in theaters for less than a...
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! By the way, did you know your turkey is...
We already love Vincent Van Gogh, but Loving Vincent made us love him even more...
So get ready!
Artist and friend of Van Gogh and Gauguin
Puppy painter extraordinaire
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
Before we begin, let’s take a page out of Jan Steen’s book.
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
This week the Golden State Warriors faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers and...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
Halloween’s got something for everyone. There’s the best parties this side of New...
Of all the Christmas traditions this time of the year, Santa Claus is...
