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One of the most morbid painters ever, and one of the best
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Mental health facilities in the 1800's bore an uncanny resemblance to dungeons
Jesuit missionary work gone horribly wrong
Legend has it that Goya’s first draft to this dining room centerpiece included...
Add medals when necessary
Infamous pubes
Creepy kids play creepy game and sing creepy song
A tale of two Majas
Leading, ailing, never failing
A “botched job” that gave us giant robots
Yay! It’s time for my fellow Aries babies, born between March 20 to April 20 we’re...
Artist Biopics - Part One: March 7
Napoleon's Spanish henchmen stopping a revolt did not go down well with Goya
The corner baker in the foreground, incest in the background
Marry museum director, place portrait in museum = success
Not my king
Someone call Matthew Hopkins
Superstition ain't the way
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
No more drinkie
This one hung in Goya's dining room. Yum!
His madre must have done something right
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
A pre-Dukehood portrait
One thing art teachers never tell you in school is that sometimes the next best...
Doesn't like blood
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
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Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
Lovers on the lawn
Sartle can get a little carried away reppin’ San Francisco. The Bay is, after all,...
The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya
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...
Portrait of the tortured artist before he became a cliché
Last year, Sartle sponsored a panel at Art Market San Francisco– See Art...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
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Crazy architecture and a rocking view
Best art deco building in San Francisco
Go away Apple!
Illuminati confirmed
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! By the way, did you know your turkey is...
Sorry to say that Christopher Lee died this week at 93. Modern Audiences and Comic...
Olympia by Édouard Manet at the Musée d'Orsay
Expanded in 2016!
Obama has his reasons for making fun of art history and it’s all this posts fault....
All Children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once one grows up...
Today’s the day that we celebrate some Italian guy who got into a boat and (...
One must always wear proper headgear when going into sports battle.The Superbowl is...
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. - Frida Kahlo I...
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. - Leonardo da Vinci
We here at Sartle are super(naturally) excited for the much anticipated return of...
With that in mind, I went out and found a grand collection of “sort of adult”...
With Fathers Day around the corner, it’s natural to reminisce about our Pops. Sure...
There is no must in art because art is free. - Wassily KandinskyI don’t do...
I would like to paint the way a bird sings. - Claude Monet
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
Image: Jacob Lawrence. From The Migration Series, 1940-41. At MOMA. February 2016...
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. - Vincent van...
As quickly as it appeared, the Google Arts and Culture app has disappeared from...
Another March has come and gone. If you’ve been saving up Sartle posts all month...
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
A sweet moment between a mother and child
Sometimes Halloween sneaks up on you before you’ve even had time to savor the...
Twenty years ago on December 19, 1997, Titanic splashed onto the big...
We didn’t think anything could top Beyoncé’s Formation video until we watched her...
Fish (Still Life), 1864. By Édouard Manet at the Art Institute of ChicagoHappy...
The Young Bull by Paulus Potter at the MauritshuisLike a classic Taurus, I’m a bit...
The Four Elements: Fire, Water and Earth, Air by Adolf Ziegler at the Gallery of...
