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It’s cool Schmidt, we don’t know what kids are up to these days either. If your kid...
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It’s that time of year again, folks. Time to think up some creative present...
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PUPPPPPPPPYYYY!!!! Sorry, no puppies in boxes this year, but perhaps a...
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“An art book is a museum without walls.” —André Malraux Give the...
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We are thrilled to announce our newest featured contributor, Eelco Kappe...
The lovely people at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco recently invited...
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While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
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Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
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This video of kids reacting to a rotary phone has us simultaneously laughing at how...
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Groovy baby, yea! Party time, excellent! From Austin Powers, to Wayne’s World, to...
Ever been curious about what goes on in those fancy MFA programs, but don't have...
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“The more we’re governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more...
If being a ghost feels too basic, but you don’t want to sink to the level...
In the beginning, there was darkness… Tohubohu, according to the Merriam-...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
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Ahh, Versailles, the disgustingly opulent palace of French royals, and boy is it...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
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So get ready!
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
We love stories about stolen artworks. Here is a stolen art story that hit the...
The Sartle team is beyond thrilled to be flying up to Portland today to visit the...
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“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
San Francisco Art Institute is offering two new online college classes...
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Source In Peter H. Reynolds’s children’s book The Dot, a young child...
Self-Portrait with Japanese Print by Vincent van Gogh Bipolar disorder,...
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Ironically, the Degenerate Art Show was a wildly popular, and there were lines at...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Dear Ronda Rousey,We heard about your recent loss to Holly Holm, dubbed as “the...
So we did what anyone would do and ushered them into the conference room and then...
The party in full swing on the front lawn. Photo: Bahara Emami. This past month...
These masked reptiles are full of sage advice. I’m sure you’ve all...
Despite our recent efforts to do right by “The Donald” by generously drafting up a...
This week we’re looking at a classic: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, housed in the...
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San Francisco’s de Young Museum is a standout among other fine arts museums across...
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
Surrealist-influenced poster for The Strange Woman, starring Hedy Lamarr.In 1930s...
Enter Trivium Art History Project. Our friends at Trivium are creating a cathedral...
Munch to my lazy chagrin, I needn’t have gotten so creative with my cocktail. A...
I’m in my late 20s, which for about five years has meant that March and April bring...
Thalassophile: (noun) lover of the sea; one who feels safe or...
Kanye West received an honorary doctorate degree from the School of the Art...
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
Sofonisba Anguissola was one of the first female artists to gain international...
Halloween’s got something for everyone. There’s the best parties this side of New...
SOURCEThe brand spankin’ new redesign has haters, sure, but we think it’s seven...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
Jules Tavernier’s representations of the Elem Pomo culture might be over one...
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...
The Legion of Honor's new exhibit Gods in Color: Polychromy in the...
The Symbolist Movement was born in 1886 as a literary movement by Jean...
This will be a strange world without Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. But we’ll...
The games have nearly begun. And I'm not talking about the Hunger Games,...
March means Easter, and we all know that Easter means chocolate eggs, cute lil’...
In 1930s Paris, a fashion revolution was born. Empress of couture Elsa...
Schizophrenia is that disease that everyone associates with “hearing voices.” There...
Remember when iconic shoe lover Carrie Bradshaw leaned in to look at a pair of...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
Camille Claudel is known for her narrative bronze and marble sculptures. She...
Without further ado, we call this post’s drink the Figure with Meat Whiskey Neat ‘N...
