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The post-World War II period of the late 1940s to 1950s onward saw not only just a...
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Before there was OkCupid, there was The Cupid Seller by Joseph-Marie...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
Before oil paint, European artists were at the mercy of eggs. That's because egg...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
As the neurologist Oliver Sacks noted, gardens are places of healing. The Greek...
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From the walls of the world’s great museums, to the dusky halls of the stately...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
Oh say can you see
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
Almost as soon as the city shut down in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Artemisia Gentileschi. Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, ca. 1620-25. Oil on canvas,...
“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
The holidays are here! Whether you celebrate this time in church, temple, around a...
…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
All the terrible stuff in the news lately has got us down. And no one understands a...
Andy Warhol. Self-Portrait with Skull, 1977. When I think of Andy Warhol, it’s all...
Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
Bigger, Badder, and More Realistic If you like hot bods, ugly babies, and...
Peter Paul Rubens, Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye, ca. 1636, Musée...
If you’ve ever carried something cumbersome and metal in a narrow space (say,...
The United States in the 1940s and 1950s must not have been a fun time to be a...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
Natural pigments are naturally occurring substances used to impart color and come...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
Spoiler Alert: paintings of the pilgrims are anything but historically accurate...
“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
It's a natural history museum, so they have giant dinosaurs!
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending an action-packed (!)...
President Obama must still be getting flak from angry art historians over that...
Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
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As fans of looking closely and spending quality time with images, it’s no...
Everything you thought you knew is wrong! OK, maybe not everything … Gravity...
People Magazine has decided Blake Shelton is the “2017 Sexiest Man Alive”...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
We are excited to announce that Sartle has created a trivia game, and it is now...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
Sorry PETA
The best scene in Woody Allen’s movie "Midnight in Paris" takes place in the...
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
If you're still unsure about your Halloween costume, let us give you 25 ( plus...
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
The Baroque is a strange and wonderful movement that was created and marketed...
I’d be blue too if a rich artist made $100k off my photo. Photo @doedeerePablo...
Of all the Christmas traditions this time of the year, Santa Claus is...
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - the painting that changed it all.
Aptly titled “The Hangover” by Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAs I sit here typing,...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
(L-R: Tania Houtzager, Ethan Angelica, Erica Gangsei, and Salvador Acevedo)Sartle...
Depression is a nasty condition. Most of the time it leaves you feeling...
The color blue brings a lot of things to mind - the blue sky, blue-ribbon winners,...
The San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB) is a magically inspiring art haven...
July 17th will be the 60th Anniversary of Disneyland’s Opening Day! As a kid, I...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
It doesn’t get much better than a Bachelor-art-history mashup.Hopefully you caught...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
Never forget
Hitler's jam
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Bet on black
Cubism was one of the first -isms to hit our collective senses in the twentieth-...
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
Sweet summer is on the horizon and here at the Sartle office we’re already making...
via unimpressionism Realism can refer to two things: the representation of the...
Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
Think of Romanticism as the emo kids of the 19th century. While...
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
With recent exhibits on topics ranging from the Manga of Japanese artist Takaya...
In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
October has arrived! This is by far my favorite month of the year. October marks a...
Carlo Carrà, Funeral of the Anarchist Galli Beginning just nine years...
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“That painting looks so realistic” is not something most viewers would say of an...
Every night with you is a Starry Night, Valentine. (By Vincent van Gogh at the...
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 20th season of The Bachelor just wrapped up, with software salesman Ben Higgins...
I hate you, please go away. (Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemesia Gentileschi...
This March, Turner Classic Movies is featuring films about art and artists, airing...
Autumn is fast upon us, and you know what that means! Warm beverage season is...
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...
Feminist art theory emerged in the 60s in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement...
If there was ever a College Board for artists, it would be the art academies of...
It’s a cold and foggy day at Sartle HQ and we’re channeling Ginevra here…...
As the holidays approach and merrymaking intensifies, the pressure to...
Mental health issues restrict an artist’s ability to create. But, art can also...
