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Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
A lot of self-reflection happens at the insane asylum
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
It is the (second) most wonderful time of the year: Halloween. Whether you’re...
The twinkling lights of Paris start to show through
All Vinny, all the time
Hats keep your head warm and help you look très mystérieuse
Look Ma, no ear!
What’s coal got to do with it?
Selfie with a Straw Hat
Look Ma, no ear
All the terrible stuff in the news lately has got us down. And no one understands a...
Nothing beats having a brother. Knowing you have a partner in crime is essential in...
A bit creepier than a friendship bracelet
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Paolozzi as the god of art, fire, and other dangerous things? Photo by Ezinda...
Happy International Selfie Day! Thanks to DJ Rick McNeely - of Fishbowl...
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There’s only a month left to find a Valentine (if you don’t already...
My best hat yet
Used to patch a chicken coop
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After a deep investigation, Team Sartle has discovered the infamous, elusive, great...
The lighting isn't doing him any favors
Bottoms up!
You'll have to pry it out of my cold dead hands!
Comes with a scuffed floor
Keep ya from going nutty
She loves me… She loves me not…
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
Christian Louboutin and photographer Peter Lippmann have such a love affair...
Where van Gogh met his end
Who's ugly now?
One of the few paintings Vincent ever sold
You've probably seen this everywhere
Think twice before your next wax
This is where the sunflowers got painted
Whoa there, Betsy!
Mixing dots and stripes?
Where the magic happens
Asylum views
Murder, they wrote
The poor artist’s guide to making a trustfund baby
Auditioned but wasn't cast in the Van Gogh movie
Crows before you know
Eating oil paint in Saint-Rémy
Sources say it was cold there
Contains gluten
Once upon a time. . .
View from inside
Vincent's future?
Two scoops of red hyacinths
Self-portrait with portrait in exchange for portrait
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...”
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Photo courtesy of Classical Art MemesThis past Sunday was the 88th Academy Awards...
Portrait-ception
Are your eyes bleeding from binge watching the entirety of Orange Is the New Black...
Up in flames
Think like Socrates, groom beard like Dostoyevsky
Brittany hasn’t got anything on van Gogh.
Nasty storm
a sweet escape
Best Frenemies and Heartbreak
Van Gogh’s Strange Addiction
Frida loved Trostky. Stalin killed Trosky. Frida loved Stalin. Wait, what!?!?
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
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
Is that a sword in your pocket?
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
Throughout art history, artists have paid homage to the compelling power of...
Van Gogh's teachers did not like his work
The other Starry Night
Behind the Scenes at Arles
Where do we hang this?
Far-out fruit
Let’s go swimming in the wheat field
In 2011, the United Nations declared that July 30 would forever be known as the...
Let it all hang out
Breakups will make us do crazy things
What filter is that?
Pet Goals
It’s the circle of life and politics
Gives new meaning to the term "food porn"
Paint with all seven fingers
No more drinkie
The spirit of Caesar
That other pandemic
This week, the world bade a tearful goodbye to comic giant and beloved childhood...
Not pregnant, just well dressed
Sexy kinda
Calling folks out
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
Here KitchenAid uses a Gustav Klimt inspired lady to show how food is art.
Frida showing off a menagerie, unibrow and 'stache
Socialism never looked this sexy
I feel pretty, oh so pretty
That's not what he looks like
Pre-downward spiral
#MeToo circa 1600
“Hey, quit breathing down my neck!”
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Hatscarves rule
Art will always be a medium of self-expression and experimentation. During the last...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
Ooooh yeah, time for prezzies! Art history lovers are all about human...
Sartle got our sparkle on at the 5th annual Shine A Light event at Portland Art...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
Family portrait time!
Demons never looked so sexy
Marilyn Morimura
Olympia by Édouard Manet at the Musée d'Orsay
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
It’s Kiss a Ginger day and we’re kicking off the day by celebrating...
It all ended badly for Charles
It's good to be bad
By the way, for every picture posted on various social media platforms and tagged...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Child prodigy, charming, sophisticated. Like Renoir, impregnated two girls, married one
Went to great lengths to avoid milking cows
He sort of invented being an artist
Paid the bills by selling satirical cartoons before becoming (in)famous off nudes.
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
Shades of Black
Sunset at Montmajour by Vincent van Gogh Pronunciation: /tro͞oˈvī/ Lauren helps...
We already love Vincent Van Gogh, but Loving Vincent made us love him even more...
What does Red look like? Fire truck Red. A bright Red fire truck in a...
Strange combination of old masters, modern art, and an in-house art video production department
Sorry to say that Christopher Lee died this week at 93. Modern Audiences and Comic...
This March, Turner Classic Movies is featuring films about art and artists, airing...
If being a ghost feels too basic, but you don’t want to sink to the level...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
Before they hated each other's guts
Great not just because it was produced by a woman
Famous British Mugs
"The noblest of Washington buildings." - Walt Whitman
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
The Sartle team is beyond thrilled to be flying up to Portland today to visit the...
This week we start with a classic: Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, housed at...
We don't look good until you look good
Great Scott!
No need for art galleries when your closet is your own personal museum and the...
Built by momma van den Bergh for her baby boy
Every night with you is a Starry Night, Valentine. (By Vincent van Gogh at the...
Flaming June by Frederic Leighton at the Ponce Museum of Art
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
This week the Golden State Warriors faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers and...
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
It’s been a few years since the last Harry Potter movie and/or book were released...
Vase with 12 Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh at the Neue Pinakothek
Check out this beaut! Here is the clearest photo we’ve ever had of Pluto, taken by...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Bound to appear, for hundreds of years
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Stelliferous (adj.) [ste-lif-er-uh s] Having or abounding with stars. The...
Step into the 19th century French cafe for a sip of the green fairy this...
PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
Hear ye, hear ye: “Miss Piggy to receive feminist award,” squeals girl power blog...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
There is no must in art because art is free. - Wassily KandinskyI don’t do...
Welcome to Dames Done Wrong, where we handle misogyny, sexism and everyday...
In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
Going to see the Obama Portraits has been described as a secular pilgrimage.
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
To show how far this game of telephone that we call “St. Patrick’s Day” has gone, I...
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
If you're still unsure about your Halloween costume, let us give you 25 ( plus...
I would like to paint the way a bird sings. - Claude Monet
The abnormally happy couple
As quickly as it appeared, the Google Arts and Culture app has disappeared from...
I’m in my late 20s, which for about five years has meant that March and April bring...
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci
Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo at the Harry...
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. - Vincent van...
But, we love arbitrary holidays, like #NationalBirdDay, more. Obviously, we have...
Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
Pray the air conditioning holds out
Who says Republicans don’t support the arts? In recent years, the conservative...
Autumn is fast upon us, and you know what that means! Warm beverage season is...
What this is however is a really awesome meme we can’t wait to implement. I put my...
If sexy Vermeer isn’t really working for ya, but you still want to rock the most...
The games have nearly begun. And I'm not talking about the Hunger Games,...
Seated Woman by Henri MatisseIn happy art news, a painting stolen from renowned art...
(We’d also like to point out that 13 is Taylor Swift’s lucky number. She was born...
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
While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
But what would Banksy buy? How about Henri Toulous-Lautrec? Frida Kahlo? Given the...
Amsterdam gothic
This will be a strange world without Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. But we’ll...
Ostagram is a Russian website that combines two images using neural networks, a...
OUCH
Rainbow colored wings = happyness
We're all going streaking!
It doesn’t get much better than a Bachelor-art-history mashup.Hopefully you caught...
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
Not everyone's photogenic
Yay! It’s time for my fellow Aries babies, born between March 20 to April 20 we’re...
(L-R Malala Yousafzai, a potato, and Yoko Ono)According to photographer Kevin...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
Welsh model/reality TV star Imogen Thomas sparked a Twitter war over her...
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
The 20th season of The Bachelor just wrapped up, with software salesman Ben Higgins...
Ever wondered about Marie Antoinette’s penchant for roses? Or why Frida Kahlo liked...
Everyone loves a good heist movie, especially when the leading man is a hunk. But...
Too turnt
Most stolen work of art ever!
Looks huge, is actually tiny
“I am so down to earth”
Not a creepy guy at all…
Fair warning: if you do not want to hear my incessant ramblings about how glorious...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
All right, all right no need to be crabby Cancers, it’s finally your month! Heh,...
The Pope who partied
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
We are excited to announce that Sartle has created a trivia game, and it is now...
Arnold Schwarzenegger by Robert Mapplethorpe at the Scottish National Gallery of...
Channeling Van Wilder in 1538
Check out that window
Known as "the Little Magician"
Muses above your head
Everybody's sleeping with everybody
The Powder of Sympathy
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
One very not cool thing about the Met: it’s on half of the planet’s short-list...
SOURCEThe brand spankin’ new redesign has haters, sure, but we think it’s seven...
Pictures of beaches, fancy dinners, and people “exercising” aside, I’m...
Bow down, witches, ‘cus the Sartle team has carved the best jack-o-...
Stolen, found, but not returned
Big-time First Lady
Mother in law
Olympia who?
You’ll never think of “drip painting” the same way again
Not to be confused with N'awlins
Wrapped in red
The original King of Cool
Portraits of Belleville
To the Earl goes the spoils
Thrill Murray by Mike Coley. 2013. Never miss a chance to ride the coattails of...
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
Price channels his inner Salome, a la Hans Cranach the Younger in this publicity...
Sartle's patron god...the god of wise-assery
Beheadings and fine fashion are not mutually exclusive
They both cleaned up nicely, considering...
Get ready for the waterworks
She's pretty... too pretty
Ambassador extraordinaire
Stifled with a strange perfume of horns
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
Gothic tipi?
Writing about boobs is one of our favorite jobs here at Sartle headquarters. While...
You wouldn’t expect to uncover a spiritual path in the halls of a museum, but the...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
In the bestseller The Goldfinch the New York Metropolitan Museum is bombed and 13-...
Milk and cookies cause huge controversy
Stolen and recovered in no time at all
Manet's BFF
Jack of all trades
She was a trendsetter
Umbrella collector
Big henry
thump-thump thump-thump
This story is juicy
The Sun King
Flashing all that bling bling
Surprise face!
Rescued by sled dogs
Drama drama drama
That's one melancholic Madame
Want to see a pic of Marsden’s crush?
She hated Frida Kahlo
Poor unfortunate simonetta
Kahlo family Christmas card
Fine, you can paint my portrait, but you have to include my dog
Horse Girl finds her Dream Man
The face of romance
Destroyer of dragons
“He’s a good kid”
Anything for the king
Son of a brewer, owned by an inside man
Child super-genius
A singular achievement
Geniuses, niece and auntie
A mystery lady
Rip van drinkle
Saint Selfie
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
American People Series #19: U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of...
The Google Arts & Culture app has recently gone viral dominating the most...
Not every rose has its thorn, apparently
Real housewives of 1636
Lots of perks to being a vestal virgin, but also some risks
Her nickname was "la bella Simonetta"
Cruella O'Keeffe
I like it when you call me big poppa
Was it all a dream?
More than just a teacher’s pet.
Boss lady
Now that's a resting bitch face
Rocking the five-head
Mary's big bro
Loneliness in the city
Delacroix’s Arab culture fetish
Atypical portrait by an atypical artist
Neckties, pianos, and outcasts
Wholesome bro
LL, is that you?
Our little weakness...
Bully!
Some More Drama
Goin' to the chapel, gonna get married
We don't know much…
First off, that is a really unfortunate name
Came with a letter of explanation
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
Angelica takes a stab at combining the mostly crude Texts From Last Night...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
Picture this: the glittering heights of Second Empire France and...
That eternal postman always rings twice, even for famous artists. Here are some...
February 2016 marks the opening of Vigee Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
Source In Peter H. Reynolds’s children’s book The Dot, a young child...
Kanye West received an honorary doctorate degree from the School of the Art...
“You get what you get,” Sarah Lucas hurriedly blurts out when passed the nearly...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
Pretty, fat, and on the fast track
Troublemaker!
The sweetest of portraits
Accidental POTUS
Actually, she likes this portrait
Wearing a vest of many colors
Family portrait Kahlo-style
Who is she?
Stylish long before Gossip Girl
Fangirl-ing
de Los Cachuchas
Meddlesome Millie
More like Honest Babe
Before oil paint, European artists were at the mercy of eggs. That's because egg...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
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...
At what point do evil dictators shift from making art to collecting it? Well,...
“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes...
