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(Image from arunadsouza) Hide the boobies! In recent art news, Pablo Picasso’s The...
There is no must in art because art is free. - Wassily KandinskyI don’t do...
“Lili y Gerda”, Gerda WegenerWith the Oscars just around the corner, and my very...
YBAs are so fetch. Once upon a time in the 1980s, London was...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
We love stories about stolen artworks. Here is a stolen art story that hit the...
This week, behold Hans Holbein the Younger’s Darmstadt Madonna.
Before we begin, let’s take a page out of Jan Steen’s book.
At what point do evil dictators shift from making art to collecting it? Well,...
Starting February 27th and running until July 21, 2019, the Berkeley Art...
This film serves as a visual sketch of a man’s life that leaves the audience...
If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
The games have nearly begun. And I'm not talking about the Hunger Games,...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
Last December we brought you Royal Romances in Art History in honor of Netflix’s...
Leonor Fini was an artist of her own self-fashioned Surrealism, known for her bold...
An art bromance or something more? Land art celebrity and hippie...
It is the (second) most wonderful time of the year: Halloween. Whether you’re...
This music video by Hold Your Horses! is a great way for you to spread your...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
This portrait of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is not quite as flattering as you...
Recognize this mysterious maven? Find the answer here or stand back a little to see...
You'll want to come dressed to impressed because the Mad Hatter has made a...
Who doesn’t love the 4th of July? It’s our nation’s best excuse to fire up the...
Inspired by the Google Cultural Institute’s virtual Bruegel exhibit, we decided to...
We already love Vincent Van Gogh, but Loving Vincent made us love him even more...
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt van Rijn and Woman at her...
Little backstory for the gentiles: Purim is basically the Jewish Halloween. We...
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. - Frida Kahlo I...
The neighborhood of Harlem in New York City is home to many great things –...
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
First of all, I clearly had no idea what I was talking about, because there is tons...
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
What makes a good movie great? A trip to the museum, that’s what. To...
Gustav Klimt-inspired tattoos are like porn - I know one when I see it....
We are excited to announce that Sartle has created a trivia game, and it is now...
Dear Ronda Rousey,We heard about your recent loss to Holly Holm, dubbed as “the...
It’s tough to be a princess in art history, pop culture, or even in real life. ...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
We’ve all seen American Gothic, or heard the title at the very least. It’s the...
But what would Banksy buy? How about Henri Toulous-Lautrec? Frida Kahlo? Given the...
2020 was more static than usual, and you may not have been able to see as much art...
As a staple in the seasonal meme circuit, Freedom from Want by Norman Rockwell...
March means Easter, and we all know that Easter means chocolate eggs, cute lil’...
Angelica joins the party, combining the mostly crude Texts From Last Night...
scorpiondagger: (david hockney) CANNONBALL! A Bigger Splash by David Hockney We...
It’s International Cat Day! Prepare yourselves for a doctorate-level...
rycz: “If I had a black light, this place would look like a Jackson Pollock...
Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
Turns out Katy Perry contracts out her sharks. We found Left Shark doing its best...
Throughout art history, artists have paid homage to the compelling power of...
Kim Jon Un reminded us this week that some of the hallowed traditions of evil...
Kanye West received an honorary doctorate degree from the School of the Art...
We're outing Hayao Miyazaki as an art nerd. Ok, it’s maybe not the biggest...
There are a lot of reasons to be upset recently. The changing political climate,...
Lucas Cranach the Elder, who painted The Fountain of Youth in the 1500s must be...
Many of my reviews are based off of my experiences as a shih tzu skeptic, a middle...
In January 2014, my husband and I traveled to Italy, stopping in Rome, Florence,...
I would like to paint the way a bird sings. - Claude Monet
We love you BoJack!BoJack Horseman is the best show on Netflix right now and season...
If COVID-19 quarantine has left you missing the museums that closed, disappointed...
Pixar’s newest feature film Inside Out has been out in theaters for less than a...
Gertrude Stein was an American author, known for her Paris salon of writers and...
sourceThe Man in the High Castle season 2, your next online TV addiction after The...
Untitled, 1986 Walking through the Rosie Lee Tompkins exhibit that just...
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
Norman Rockwell is without question one of the artists most...
Remember when iconic shoe lover Carrie Bradshaw leaned in to look at a pair of...
As any rabid fan of Ru Paul's Drag Race will tell you, the competing queens are...
Carlo Carrà, Funeral of the Anarchist Galli Beginning just nine years...
In California Chrome’s bid to win the Triple Crown (would’ve been the...
As an art historian I often find myself correcting people’s misconceptions (a lot...
Photo courtesy of Classical Art MemesThis past Sunday was the 88th Academy Awards...
Sorry to say that Christopher Lee died this week at 93. Modern Audiences and Comic...
Okay, so maybe fashion isn’t super intellectual in the way astrophysics is and it...
Ironically, the Degenerate Art Show was a wildly popular, and there were lines at...
Drop trou and pick up your trowels people, because tomorrow is officially World...
If you’re getting married and you love art, then you’ve come to the right place....
Valentine’s Day can be a polarizing holiday. Romantic folk, like my roommate...
Getting to the Chichu Museum in Naoshima like... The Chichu...
Arnold Schwarzenegger by Robert Mapplethorpe at the Scottish National Gallery of...
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
Gesamtkunstwerk is one of those words that, in English, not only sounds...
What’s up Sartle people? We decided to be a little less mainstream this year and...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
To me, Valentine’s Day is a day to shout ‘LOVE!’ from the rooftops....
We’re pleased to share with you four amazing new writers, chiming in from across...
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...
We here at Sartle are super(naturally) excited for the much anticipated return of...
I’m in my late 20s, which for about five years has meant that March and April bring...
Sartle was invited to check out the de Young’s newest exhibition, “The Summer of...
At the turn of the 20th century, creating art movements in Europe had...
T-Swift’s new music video for Bad Blood is amaaaazing. As huge fans of kick-ass...
The Sartle team had a madcap week running around Washington, DC and New York City...
Today is #MuseumSelfie Day! That means that today, you don’t have to fight your...
