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I would like to paint the way a bird sings. - Claude Monet
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From The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti (Part I) by Sandro Botticelli in the Prado.
The third season of Broad City airs tonight and we can’t wait to see what our...
Legend has it that Goya’s first draft to this dining room centerpiece included...
One day you may see Kanye’s nipples. But it is not this day.Welcome to Part Two of...
Welcome to Part Three of the Sartle Remix for The Life of Pablo. We’re celebrating...
Welcome to Part Four, the grande finale of the epic Sartle Remix for The Life of...
The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau at Museum of Modern ArtHappy, happy birthday...
Before we begin, let’s take a page out of Jan Steen’s book.
America’s Next Top Model is back, y’all! Ok, it never really went...
When we left off in Part 1, we were certain of the inevitable end of Bey Z. To be...
Walk along the Water of Leith in Dunedin (also known as Edinburgh), following the...
Check out our earlier post of nip slips through art history.Miley Cyrus has become...
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
This past Tuesday we were treated to the highly anticipated Democratic debate. In...
Last week, our across-the-way pal Gallery 308 opened for its inaugural exhibition,...
May the force be with you.So I don’t know about you guys, but I know A LOT of...
Yay! It’s time for my fellow Aries babies, born between March 20 to April 20 we’re...
Another March has come and gone. If you’ve been saving up Sartle posts all month...
Happy birthday to you vestal virgins who bring loyalty, hard work ethics,...
Summer, the most idyllic of times for the beloved cross-country American ramble, is...
Happy birthday to our well-balanced Libras! Some would say the following artists...
At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
Sometime between using the “1-Click” function on Amazon, buying groceries at...
“That painting looks so realistic” is not something most viewers would say of an...
Parents say the darndest things. Art can be hard to understand but like it or not,...
Clueless has become as classically vintage as Cher’s 1972 columns with traces of...
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...
Little backstory for the gentiles: Purim is basically the Jewish Halloween. We...
The Young Bull by Paulus Potter at the MauritshuisLike a classic Taurus, I’m a bit...
Throughout art history, artists have paid homage to the compelling power of...
To show how far this game of telephone that we call “St. Patrick’s Day” has gone, I...
Scripturient, adj.: having a strong urge to write.
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
Just when we thought we couldn’t possibly see any more of Lady Gaga, she proves us...
This cult ‘90s movie made a lasting impression, inspiring terrifying fashion trends...
Today in art history we toast what would have been the 112th birthday of Modernist...
October has arrived! This is by far my favorite month of the year. October marks a...
Who says Republicans don’t support the arts? In recent years, the conservative...
Here is Marina Abramović’s Portrait with Scorpion (2005) We’re celebrating our...
Monogram by Robert Rauschenberg at the Museum of Modern Art Stockholm Here’s to our...
We’re at the final book here in the trilogy, and because we’re going by book and...
Ever wondered about Marie Antoinette’s penchant for roses? Or why Frida Kahlo liked...
Sweet summer is on the horizon and here at the Sartle office we’re already making...
The immortal Zsa Zsa Gabor.We recently brought you zany quotes from Hollywood...
[Venice. Mrs. Peggy Guggenheim in her palace on the Grand Canal, 1950 by David...
Don’t worry, no one slipped some acid into your drink earlier, but if they did, you...
“The more we’re governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more...
The Four Elements: Fire, Water and Earth, Air by Adolf Ziegler at the Gallery of...
So here we are with the second part of our story, Catching Fire. When we left...
The 20th season of The Bachelor just wrapped up, with software salesman Ben Higgins...
French painter Francois Boucher famously proclaimed that “Nature is too green and...
All right, all right no need to be crabby Cancers, it’s finally your month! Heh,...
On my latest trip to the “BIG APPLE” (I heard that’s what real New Yorkers call it...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
Step into the 19th century French cafe for a sip of the green fairy this...
Scottish sculptor, graphic artist, philanthropist and feigned madman. Also saw the...
Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Not everything has to do something, James. Who doesn’t love a James Bond Movie? We...
Well here we are–it’s the end of a franchise an era. The last Hunger Games...
Ostagram is a Russian website that combines two images using neural networks, a...
Mae West Lips Sofa by Salvador Dali, in cross-influence with fashion guru Elsa...
One thing art teachers never tell you in school is that sometimes the next best...
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...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
Earlier this summer, San Franciscans traded in their usual boho chic to revel in...
March means Easter, and we all know that Easter means chocolate eggs, cute lil’...
If you’re looking for a strange getaway to a tiny desert island of...
Whaam! Boom! Pow! Turns out all the superheroes we love and the...
Yes, you read that right. And why shouldn’t we celebrate the porcelain ...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
Ahh, Versailles, the disgustingly opulent palace of French royals, and boy is it...
You have had your fair share of bad relationships and you are just so glad to...
“Lili y Gerda”, Gerda WegenerWith the Oscars just around the corner, and my very...
The one and only: Zsa Zsa GaborThis February would have marked the 100th birthday...
Carlo Carrà, Funeral of the Anarchist Galli Beginning just nine years...
Welsh model/reality TV star Imogen Thomas sparked a Twitter war over her...
