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Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
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Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
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Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
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Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
Spoiler Alert: paintings of the pilgrims are anything but historically accurate...
Who on this list got kitschy ties? Happy Father’s Day! It’s that special...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
Peter Paul Rubens, Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye, ca. 1636, Musée...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
We are excited to announce that Sartle has created a trivia game, and it is now...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
Sweet summer is on the horizon and here at the Sartle office we’re already making...
By the end of the nineteenth century, artists were absorbing the lessons and...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
The Baroque is a strange and wonderful movement that was created and marketed...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
Every night with you is a Starry Night, Valentine. (By Vincent van Gogh at the...
Of all the Christmas traditions this time of the year, Santa Claus is...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
There’s only a month left to find a Valentine (if you don’t already...
The Kiss is all I’ve ever wanted from you, Valentine. (By Gustav Klimt at the...
The United States in the 1940s and 1950s must not have been a fun time to be a...
If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
I hate you, please go away. (Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemesia Gentileschi...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
The 20th season of The Bachelor just wrapped up, with software salesman Ben Higgins...
The color blue brings a lot of things to mind - the blue sky, blue-ribbon winners,...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
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People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
It’s a cold and foggy day at Sartle HQ and we’re channeling Ginevra here…...
All the terrible stuff in the news lately has got us down. And no one understands a...
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
July 17th will be the 60th Anniversary of Disneyland’s Opening Day! As a kid, I...
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Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health issues in the world, so...
Who you calling a degenerate? When we say “degenerate” in art history, we...
Snapchat is basically a social media machine for stalking people’s ...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
Carlo Carrà, Funeral of the Anarchist Galli Beginning just nine years...
Autumn is fast upon us, and you know what that means! Warm beverage season is...
“That painting looks so realistic” is not something most viewers would say of an...
Cubism was one of the first -isms to hit our collective senses in the twentieth-...
Before oil paint, European artists were at the mercy of eggs. That's because egg...
October has arrived! This is by far my favorite month of the year. October marks a...
via unimpressionism Realism can refer to two things: the representation of the...
Andy Warhol. Self-Portrait with Skull, 1977. When I think of Andy Warhol, it’s all...
In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
Happy Halloween! Since this is the season of zombies, vampires and ghosts...
Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
This past Tuesday we were treated to the highly anticipated Democratic debate. In...
Yesterday, we presented you with 6 influential African American artists in art...
As the holidays approach and merrymaking intensifies, the pressure to...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
Dadaism was created with the intention of turning both the art world and the...
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
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Whether inadvertently or as part of a master plan for world takeover, Kim...
