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Paint-ception
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Picasso does Mary Cassatt
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The legend herself
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The family that circuses together stays together
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To show how far this game of telephone that we call “St. Patrick’s Day” has gone, I...
Remember back to the 2016 election when womxn’s hearts across the nation felt...
The games have nearly begun. And I'm not talking about the Hunger Games,...
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T-Swift’s new music video for Bad Blood is amaaaazing. As huge fans of kick-ass...
Sweet summer is on the horizon and here at the Sartle office we’re already making...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
[Venice. Mrs. Peggy Guggenheim in her palace on the Grand Canal, 1950 by David...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
Dear Ronda Rousey,We heard about your recent loss to Holly Holm, dubbed as “the...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
The 20th season of The Bachelor just wrapped up, with software salesman Ben Higgins...
If it weren’t for the Medici family, some of our favorite Renaissance artists...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
It's St. Patrick's Day! And while we all may be Irish today, these...
Of all the Christmas traditions this time of the year, Santa Claus is...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Every night with you is a Starry Night, Valentine. (By Vincent van Gogh at the...
“Help me, Obi-Wan Davinci. You’re my only hope.”
In the predominantly European dudeified world of architecture, Maya Lin always knew...
Mean Girls turns ten and we all cry about how old we've gotten. YAY! But it...
Schizophrenia is that disease that everyone associates with “hearing voices.” There...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
Camille Claudel is known for her narrative bronze and marble sculptures. She...
Halloween’s got something for everyone. There’s the best parties this side of New...
Scorsese’s ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ got us thinking: who did people turn to for...
It’s March Madness and while many fans obsess over their carefully-designed...
It is the (second) most wonderful time of the year: Halloween. Whether you’re...
Sorry to say that Christopher Lee died this week at 93. Modern Audiences and Comic...
No more tacky inspirational Martin Luther King Jr. quotes about how he had a...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
We celebrate a lot of holidays centered around excess in this country; we...
Sartle got our sparkle on at the 5th annual Shine A Light event at Portland Art...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
66 years ago today, the world was introduced to the psychedelic masterpiece...
Who doesn’t love the 4th of July? It’s our nation’s best excuse to fire up the...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
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This masterpiece of weird incestuous erotica is supposed to be a birth announcement...
One of the most controversial pieces in the art world, many consider this piece to...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
What this is however is a really awesome meme we can’t wait to implement. I put my...
Hamartia (n.) - A tragic flaw It's an old Greek word shot into...
We didn’t think anything could top Beyoncé’s Formation video until we watched her...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
This post is serving as a PSA to remind you to call yer mother, because Sunday is...
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What is a garden? Artist Cathy Lu explores this surprisingly multi-faceted concept...
This Wednesday, Sartle is crushing on some serious babes. We’re talking Lily...
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Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
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The color blue brings a lot of things to mind - the blue sky, blue-ribbon winners,...
Flaming June by Frederic Leighton at the Ponce Museum of Art
With Christmas just around the corner, we’ve decided to take a closer look at five...
(source) He may have been a tiny guy, but no one could’ve survived as many...
These masked reptiles are full of sage advice. I’m sure you’ve all...
Gesamtkunstwerk is one of those words that, in English, not only sounds...
Inspired by the Google Cultural Institute’s virtual Bruegel exhibit, we decided to...
Despite our recent efforts to do right by “The Donald” by generously drafting up a...
When we left off in Part 1, we were certain of the inevitable end of Bey Z. To be...
Surrealist-influenced poster for The Strange Woman, starring Hedy Lamarr.In 1930s...
At the beginning and end of the Alice Neel “People Come First” exhibit, you’ll find...
It’s that time of year again– Team Sartle delves back into the infamous great...
Andy Warhol. Self-Portrait with Skull, 1977. When I think of Andy Warhol, it’s all...
Our awesome website has a magnifying view for each and every image we’ve added and...
It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
They’re coming for your books. Biblioclasm is the practice of...
Little backstory for the gentiles: Purim is basically the Jewish Halloween. We...
Parents say the darndest things. Art can be hard to understand but like it or not,...
Scripturient, adj.: having a strong urge to write.
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Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
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Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
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Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
In June and July we brought you the first two installments of our summer series, “...
On my latest trip to the “BIG APPLE” (I heard that’s what real New Yorkers call it...
Step into the 19th century French cafe for a sip of the green fairy this...
Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
It doesn’t get much better than a Bachelor-art-history mashup.Hopefully you caught...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
This week we have The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvador Dali, housed in the...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
No need for art galleries when your closet is your own personal museum and the...
Everyone loves a good heist movie, especially when the leading man is a hunk. But...
The term “The Orient” was coined in the 19th century, defined by the region...
Scottish sculptor, graphic artist, philanthropist and feigned madman. Also saw the...
On a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, John Cappetta and I made our merry way over...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
Lord of the Rings fans, grab your party hats and your wizard staffs...
In 1930s Paris, a fashion revolution was born. Empress of couture Elsa...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
In Ezra Koenig’s new Netflix anime series, Neo Yokio, a demon enters the...
Sometimes Halloween sneaks up on you before you’ve even had time to savor the...
“Lili y Gerda”, Gerda WegenerWith the Oscars just around the corner, and my very...
As the holidays approach and merrymaking intensifies, the pressure to...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
An art bromance or something more? Land art celebrity and hippie...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
It’s Kiss a Ginger day and we’re kicking off the day by celebrating...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
Sexism and misogyny were rampant throughout the 20th century in basically...
“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
It’s been a few years since the last Harry Potter movie and/or book were released...
If being a ghost feels too basic, but you don’t want to sink to the level...
Recently, millionaire real estate magnate Tim Gurner gave some helpful advice to...
Norman Rockwell, Freedom from Fear, 1943. Both the Easter narrative of...
