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February 2016 marks the opening of Vigee Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary...
English people are snobs
Ex-nun, harassed for painting without a license, official painter of Marie Antoinette
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
Who is she?
Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got
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Marie Antoinette's best friend....possibly with benefits
Before they hated each other's guts
French portrait inception
Another unsuccessful rebranding attempt for Marie-Antoinette
A hotter mascot than the Pope
Who said that you can’t be a mother and an artist at the same time? ...
When you look good, we look good (and we get paid)
I didn't say "Let them eat cake"
Frenemies
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Before things got ugly life was very good
Prince Heinrich...so hot right now
Voted most popular, class of 1795
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Happy Bastille Day, everyone! It happens ten days after the 4th of July in France...
Rags to riches
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You wish you could be this cool
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Long names and titles
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
Price channels his inner Salome, a la Hans Cranach the Younger in this publicity...
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Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
The Sun King
It’s tough to be a princess in art history, pop culture, or even in real life. ...
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A mama's girl
Not to be confused with Xena the Warrior Princess, Lucy Lawless.
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
"Greatest French artist of all time" - Louis XIV
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
One thing art teachers never tell you in school is that sometimes the next best...
What most people think they know about Marie Antoinette could fill...
If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
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Shia LeBeouf, is that you?
Isamu Noguchi by Winold Reiss at the National Portrait Gallery (Washington)
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Recently, millionaire real estate magnate Tim Gurner gave some helpful advice to...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Peter Paul Rubens, Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye, ca. 1636, Musée...
Writing about boobs is one of our favorite jobs here at Sartle headquarters. While...
Gabrielle d’Estrées and One of Her Sisters by Mystery Artist at the Musée du...
Ahh, Versailles, the disgustingly opulent palace of French royals, and boy is it...
Not an itsy bitsy spider
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Conga line from hell
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Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
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Famous British Mugs
"The noblest of Washington buildings." - Walt Whitman
People should pay more attention to their walls
Portrait of a penis?
More like Louise LOLer
Playtime in the bath
Great Scott!
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Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
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Early morning, emotional promise
Home (not so) sweet home
Bound to appear, for hundreds of years
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