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A quiet day at the brothel
If Kanye wants to be like Pablo, we can make that happen.Say what you want about...
Health care for sex workers
(source) He may have been a tiny guy, but no one could’ve survived as many...
Green ladies are always the nicest
1,2,3 Kick!
Has a disease named after him
Hey, I’m Maya! I started interning at Sartle a little over a month ago along with...
This woman has attitude, an appetite, and boy can she dance!
Buy now on Amazon
A series in which Lauren shows just how awful she is by combining crude text...
Spot all the artist’s besties
Misere is widespread depression caused specifically by the painful juxtaposition of...
Teacher of artists
Check out our earlier post of nip slips through art history.Miley Cyrus has become...
Even firecrackers run out of energy eventually
We admit, we miss us some Lady Gaga, which is why we were so excited to see her...
This cult ‘90s movie made a lasting impression, inspiring terrifying fashion trends...
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
The immortal Zsa Zsa Gabor.We recently brought you zany quotes from Hollywood...
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
Step into the 19th century French cafe for a sip of the green fairy this...
When you're unhappy and you know it don't clap your hands
Free museums for the win
Ancient architecture, delicious casserole and fabulous art
Dear Ronda Rousey,We heard about your recent loss to Holly Holm, dubbed as “the...
Before Facebook event pages, you had to get creative
It’s Kiss a Ginger day and we’re kicking off the day by celebrating...
One thing art teachers never tell you in school is that sometimes the next best...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
Ladies looking tired of the night
More like Louise LOLer
Secret lives of gay prostitutes
Mr. Cool always gets invited to the party
Yvette herself thought it a "monstrosity"
Babe, I’m sorry I’m late
When will my reflection show who I am inside
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
The one and only: Zsa Zsa GaborThis February would have marked the 100th birthday...
Their first curator added much of his own work
Those who can't do, paint
Smart girls don't buy sight unseen
Imitation is the sincerest form of brown-nosing
Fashion Alert! Harajuku girls invade Hawaii! The Honolulu Museum of...
Two Friends by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Explosive high kicks
Sexy stocking stuffers
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
Watch now
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
But what would Banksy buy? How about Henri Toulous-Lautrec? Frida Kahlo? Given the...
The Hangover (Suzanne Valadon) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at the Fogg Museum
You can find me in the club, bottle full of bub
Oops, my hand slipped. See the previous dino-invaded artworks and hold onto your...
Twenty years ago on December 19, 1997, Titanic splashed onto the big...
A wandering painter
Briggsy
Click here to find God!
Where's that dam photo?
It doesn’t get much better than a Bachelor-art-history mashup.Hopefully you caught...
At the opera with Manet’s only student
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. - Vincent van...
As any rabid fan of Ru Paul's Drag Race will tell you, the competing queens are...
Would rather throw spitballs than study
Sorry to say that Christopher Lee died this week at 93. Modern Audiences and Comic...
If you're still unsure about your Halloween costume, let us give you 25 ( plus...
What do Henri Matisse and Ellen DeGeneres have in common?
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
Seated Woman by Henri MatisseIn happy art news, a painting stolen from renowned art...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
This Wednesday, Sartle is crushing on some serious babes. We’re talking Lily...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Loved the countryside, and died of lyme disease contracted in the countryside
Last year we provided you with some art-themed Valentines to give to your Valentine...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
Nothing beats having a brother. Knowing you have a partner in crime is essential in...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
Drawn to the dark side
Tania and I were desperate for a “day” off and decided a tour of the mid-west was...
via unimpressionism Realism can refer to two things: the representation of the...
The pitfalls of trying to sell stolen art
Everybody dance now
Stalin hated it!
Before Freddy Krueger there were still things that went bump in the night
Neato nature
Guy about to invent writing: oh, you haven't heard?
There's no such thing as bad publicity
Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
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
Gertrude Stein was an American author, known for her Paris salon of writers and...
Camille Claudel is known for her narrative bronze and marble sculptures. She...
sourceThe Man in the High Castle season 2, your next online TV addiction after The...
*** SPOILER ALERT*** ...obviously. Well, we're halfway through the new...
No bra days are the best days
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
Now you see me...
Jessica Lange (left) channels Marlene Dietrich (right) as Elsa Mars. Like Dietrich...
Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
Nothing like a ten-some to tempt a saint
Not from a fat chicken, just a big boned one
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?
Happy Lunar New Year everybody! All in all, Year of the Rooster has been...
If COVID-19 quarantine has left you missing the museums that closed, disappointed...
Daddy's little girl grows up
Once a good boy, always a good boy
Œdipus starts some drama
Just some good ol’ fashioned Milton fanfiction
Heavenly view
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World If you’re ever judged for your...
Skating on thick ice
Rip van drinkle
Sacred moment made earthly and intimate
A bargain at twice the price
I’ll never understand humans
Portrait of Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein the Younger Pronunciation: /cag-...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau at Museum of Modern ArtHappy, happy birthday...
Drop trou and pick up your trowels people, because tomorrow is officially World...
Don't call it a comeback
All it’s missing is a cup of tea
Odalisque with Red Culottes by Henri Matisse
A fun series where Lauren shows just how awful she is by combining the mostly crude...
Monogram by Robert Rauschenberg at the Museum of Modern Art Stockholm Here’s to our...
Angelica takes a stab at combining the mostly crude Texts From Last Night...
It's the end of October, which can only mean one thing: Sartle's annual Pumpkin...
Sexism and misogyny were rampant throughout the 20th century in basically...
Haha, sucks for you East Coasters! No, but seriously, all that snow sounds terrible...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
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
Sartle got our sparkle on at the 5th annual Shine A Light event at Portland Art...
Well folks, it's that time of year again. The sun is high in the sky and...
But, if your entire instagram feed is of your duck-lipped face you might wanna slow...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
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...
Drunk in love we be all nightAnyway, we made a quiz on Buzzfeed and it’s...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
Enter Trivium Art History Project. Our friends at Trivium are creating a cathedral...
San Francisco’s de Young Museum is a standout among other fine arts museums across...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
(We’d also like to point out that 13 is Taylor Swift’s lucky number. She was born...
Fish (Still Life), 1864. By Édouard Manet at the Art Institute of ChicagoHappy...
When you play the game of chairs you win or you die
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...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
The Four Elements: Fire, Water and Earth, Air by Adolf Ziegler at the Gallery 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...
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
Who doesn’t love the 4th of July? It’s our nation’s best excuse to fire up the...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
We didn’t think anything could top Beyoncé’s Formation video until we watched her...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Pixar’s newest feature film Inside Out has been out in theaters for less than a...
Artist and friend of Van Gogh and Gauguin
Puppy painter extraordinaire
Put on your bowler hat and take a trip to Magritte’s world....
Marisol Escobar was a beautiful, talented, peculiar it-girl with a knack for...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
Surrealist-influenced poster for The Strange Woman, starring Hedy Lamarr.In 1930s...
Archist Series. Federico Babina. 2014 Small and want to live in a Damien Hirst...
Unlike so many of the countless women artists cast aside by art history, Berthe...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
The Symbolist Movement was born in 1886 as a literary movement by Jean...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
Yes, you read that right. And why shouldn’t we celebrate the porcelain ...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
In 2011, the United Nations declared that July 30 would forever be known as the...
Picture books can be one of the best formats for imparting a love of art and...
Saved in times of war
The color blue brings a lot of things to mind - the blue sky, blue-ribbon winners,...
Monet: The Early Years gives visitors the chance to track the artist’s growth...
Not a nature guy
Could paint a grain elevator and make it pretty
If it weren’t for the Medici family, some of our favorite Renaissance artists...
From the walls of the world’s great museums, to the dusky halls of the stately...
We’re obsessed with Game of Thrones this season, and are thanking the old...
Jesuit missionary work gone horribly wrong
Wandering souls
This room drove its owner insane
Depressed, not depressing
Planting the seed
90s and neon...so on trend
Don't turn the thermostat up too high
Get your hand out of your pants, Sollie!
Censorship makes us crabby
Gives new meaning to "eating out"
No one knows just how deep it goes
Making the most of fire and brimstone
Only men can see this one
As close to hurtling through space as most of us will get
Walk on their faces
Experience infinity in one minute
The sweetest of portraits
Revolution!
Here we goooo
Unmade, smelly and dirty.
Classic Hirst
What lucky intern got to assemble these?
Calling all cynical pessimists!
Finally, a female gaze
Claustrophobics beware
"I like that queasy feeling"
Someone wasn’t paying attention in Sunday School
Monument to a bromance
Not even a little bit
Singin’ in a ring
Epileptics beware
Pretty sure they are laughing at you, not with you
A victim of the urban housing crisis
Too school for cool
Could be an ad for a Life Alert commercial
Shia LeBeouf, is that you?
But especially vices
Netflix and chill...with Buddha
One depressing miscommunication
A walk on the beach
Fancy birthday presents
A sedimental work for a sentimental guy
Marching to the beat of her own drum
A stoner's dream
A techy tower
He barely tried
The artworld goes to seed
201 spheres in a big circus tent
Where Superman meets Sylvia Plath
Bless your heart
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
The most important takeaway, however, was the immediate realization that this is a...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Many of my reviews are based off of my experiences as a shih tzu skeptic, a middle...
Price channels his inner Salome, a la Hans Cranach the Younger in this publicity...
A gamer I am not, but a Pokémon trainer I am.The one and only gaming console I have...
What does Red look like? Fire truck Red. A bright Red fire truck in a...
“The more we’re governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more...
Writing about boobs is one of our favorite jobs here at Sartle headquarters. While...
Peter Paul Rubens, Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye, ca. 1636, Musée...
So what’s got museums’ panties in a bunch now? In a nutshell: President Trump’s...
It’s International Cat Day! Prepare yourselves for a doctorate-level...
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
Cross dressing revolutionary
Possibly cut off van Gogh's ear
Señor Sticky Fingers
Ghosts above the city
Not for the panic attack prone
Khan’t stop, won’t stop
Trespassing & Tiaras
Pastels just might be the most underrated medium in all of art history. You rarely...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
One very not cool thing about the Met: it’s on half of the planet’s short-list...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
If I could turn back ti-ime!
Literally *fire*
While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
Sometime between using the “1-Click” function on Amazon, buying groceries at...
What is a garden? Artist Cathy Lu explores this surprisingly multi-faceted concept...
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
Only museum to have famous poetry written about it
Go at your own risk
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
February 2016 marks the opening of Vigee Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary...
Picture this: the glittering heights of Second Empire France and...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
It is the (second) most wonderful time of the year: Halloween. Whether you’re...
1. Venus and Cupid by Peter Paul Rubens
Ccontrary to social media’s endorsements, “liking” a photograph isn’t the same as...
Scorsese’s ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ got us thinking: who did people turn to for...
The Sartle team is beyond thrilled to be flying up to Portland today to visit the...
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
The 20th season of The Bachelor just wrapped up, with software salesman Ben Higgins...
YBAs are so fetch. Once upon a time in the 1980s, London was...
The middle dress in the image above is the one that was originally posted on tumblr...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
Thomas Cole, The Oxbow, 1836 The Hudson River was a group of New York-based...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
French painter Francois Boucher famously proclaimed that “Nature is too green and...
Valentine’s Day can be a polarizing holiday. Romantic folk, like my roommate...
66 years ago today, the world was introduced to the psychedelic masterpiece...
What makes a good movie great? A trip to the museum, that’s what. To...
Is Jeff Koons taking on collaborations with open arms or awkward hand...
Snapchat is basically a social media machine for stalking people’s ...
Surrealism was the natural next step after the fluster-cuck that was Cubism. It...
Christopher Columbus was not the man your grade school teachers told you about...
March means Easter, and we all know that Easter means chocolate eggs, cute lil’...
Bill Clinton was hanging out with his pal George W. Bush last week and made...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
It’s tough to be a princess in art history, pop culture, or even in real life. ...
Not everything has to do something, James. Who doesn’t love a James Bond Movie? We...
But, we love arbitrary holidays, like #NationalBirdDay, more. Obviously, we have...
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
The third season of Broad City airs tonight and we can’t wait to see what our...
Our awesome website has a magnifying view for each and every image we’ve added and...
Little backstory for the gentiles: Purim is basically the Jewish Halloween. We...
Photo courtesy of Classical Art MemesThis past Sunday was the 88th Academy Awards...
“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes...
The artistic collaboration between Kanye West and George Condo is akin to that...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
