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The Pope doesn't want you to see this booty
From the walls of the world’s great museums, to the dusky halls of the stately...
Sexy Spaniard, missing bones
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Yes, you read that right. And why shouldn’t we celebrate the porcelain ...
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles by Giovanni Battista...
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The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt van Rijn and Woman at her...
Don't mess with women or wild boars
A Venus by any other name is a prostitute
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
Velázquez inceptioned this painting
Wrapped in red
It’s getting hot in Seville
Kitchen Scene, part 1
1. Venus and Cupid by Peter Paul Rubens
Anything for the king
Every woman's dream: be married to the god of jewelry
Dead boyfriend? No problem.
Cupid, you are being gross
Erotic...in a disturbing way
She sells seashells by the sea shore
Stone Age sisters doin’ it for themselves
Crime story
Napoleon's sister was a naughty girl
Venus and Cupid experiment with golden showers
Side chicks got it made
The most malicious cherub you'll ever meet
Baby, she was born this way
Context is everything
Satyr? I hardly know her!
You go, Rococo
To Diego Rivera, “America” meant: “the territory included between the two ice...
More than just a teacher’s pet.
Juana’s mom has got it going on
Habsburgs on the Hunt
Eat first, sex later
Can "Jacked Renaissance Babies" become a thing?
Cupid's a latchkey kid
Listen to your girlfriend. Especially if she's magic.
Another painting of Venus on break
Look, ma! No hands!
Born from some bloody balls
Not Average Hotel Art
Maybe you’ve been experiencing “The Agony and the Ecstasy” of trying to figure out...
It’s probably because artists don’t have the burden of a 9-5 gig. I mean, not only...
The Devil Wears Prada meets My Girl
The land of breast milk and honey
Frida Kahlo called him her "Frog Prince"
Literal love child
Take your facial hair from bizarre to brilliant with these mustaches! Pieter...
The day that is NOT Mexican Independence Day and IS the celebration of the Mexican...
Sleeping Venus by Eustache Le Sueur
Lauren brings shame and embarrassment to her art history professors by combining...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo at the Museum of Modern Art Mexico
One thing art teachers never tell you in school is that sometimes the next best...
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Welsh model/reality TV star Imogen Thomas sparked a Twitter war over her...
Bill Clinton was hanging out with his pal George W. Bush last week and made...
Without further ado, we call this post’s drink the Figure with Meat Whiskey Neat ‘N...
Not a one trick pony
Fits 423 hospital beds
Last year we provided you with some art-themed Valentines to give to your Valentine...
Foot fetish anyone?
A strong case of cold feet
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
Today is #MuseumSelfie Day! That means that today, you don’t have to fight your...
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Animal Crossing is a peaceful escape into a world where tedious routine becomes fun...
Autumn is fast upon us, and you know what that means! Warm beverage season is...
Not for during rush hour
We’re obsessed with Game of Thrones this season, and are thanking the old...
What happens when you add a fat cat to some of the world’s most famous artworks?...
Hear ye, hear ye: “Miss Piggy to receive feminist award,” squeals girl power blog...
Just when we thought we couldn’t possibly see any more of Lady Gaga, she proves us...
Our awesome website has a magnifying view for each and every image we’ve added and...
Beyoncé is no stranger to art history references as seen in her Formation video or...
Nude lips have been killing it extra hard for at least the past year, and even...
Arnold Schwarzenegger by Robert Mapplethorpe at the Scottish National Gallery of...
Twenty years ago on December 19, 1997, Titanic splashed onto the big...
Here KitchenAid uses a Gustav Klimt inspired lady to show how food is art.
America’s Next Top Model is back, y’all! Ok, it never really went...
We here at Sartle are super(naturally) excited for the much anticipated return of...
I hate you, please go away. (Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemesia Gentileschi...
It’s been a few years since the last Harry Potter movie and/or book were released...
With that in mind, I went out and found a grand collection of “sort of adult”...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
Who says Republicans don’t support the arts? In recent years, the conservative...
Fall fashion events around the world have strutted to a close in Paris and I’m left...
Many of my reviews are based off of my experiences as a shih tzu skeptic, a middle...
Communism speaks at the Pacific Stock Exchange
Flowers are heavy
Friends with all the superstars
Is Jeff Koons taking on collaborations with open arms or awkward hand...
Dear Ronda Rousey,We heard about your recent loss to Holly Holm, dubbed as “the...
Celebration of America or communism?
Before she changed her name...and her man
Too little too late!
Surprise face!
Reflecting on a revolution
The Baroque is a strange and wonderful movement that was created and marketed...
Bad beezy
Rocking the five-head
So you want to be a Cubist?
A long ride for a free meal
A faceless painting surrounded by celebrities
Baroque art started because the Catholics got all jealous that people were...
If you're still unsure about your Halloween costume, let us give you 25 ( plus...
Not allowed to be political
I come bearing gifts of flowers and revolution
On a beautiful Tuesday afternoon, John Cappetta and I made our merry way over...
There are a lot of reasons to be upset recently. The changing political climate,...
Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
Banned for a while
If at first you don’t succeed...
Rococo is an ornamental style of art and interior design which originated in...
Whether you paced yourself or binged the entire new season of the...
Since it opened in 1871, the San Francisco Art Institute has become an...
Pictures of beaches, fancy dinners, and people “exercising” aside, I’m...
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! This is the day we remember the Mexican army’s 1862 victory...
Happy Lunar New Year everybody! All in all, Year of the Rooster has been...
It’s Kiss a Ginger day and we’re kicking off the day by celebrating...
Pumpkins are everywhere this season. On our doorsteps, in our coffee, in every...
At Sartle, we choo-choo-choose you! Saying I’m not a big fan of corporate holidays...
sourceThe Man in the High Castle season 2, your next online TV addiction after The...
“You get what you get,” Sarah Lucas hurriedly blurts out when passed the nearly...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Sartle can get a little carried away reppin’ San Francisco. The Bay is, after all,...
Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
In any fictional crime show, the detective walks into a scene full of chaos....
via unimpressionism Realism can refer to two things: the representation of the...
It’s March Madness and while many fans obsess over their carefully-designed...
Bigger, Badder, and More Realistic If you like hot bods, ugly babies, and...
It’s baa-aack.Scathing, clever and poignant as ever. BoJack Horseman Season 3 is...
The only occasions when horror films seem to garner an ounce of respect, is when...
Angelica joins the party, combining the mostly crude Texts From Last Night...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
If you love Percy Jackson and the Olympians as much as I do, you will fall head...
This portrait of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is not quite as flattering as you...
One must always wear proper headgear when going into sports battle.The Superbowl is...
This exhibit is going to blow you away. You may be so moved by its...
Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
Mae West Lips Sofa by Salvador Dali, in cross-influence with fashion guru Elsa...
This week we have The Scream by Edvard Munch housed in the National Museum of Art,...
MuseumHack, an energetic bunch of nerds famous for giving the world’s...
This week we’re looking at a classic: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, housed in the...
Drunk in love we be all nightAnyway, we made a quiz on Buzzfeed and it’s...
If COVID-19 quarantine has left you missing the museums that closed, disappointed...
Private Parts is a series exposing the raw, gritty, and true stories behind...
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
Self-portrait in a straw hat by Vigee Le Brun, in the National Gallery, London.They...
Reading Le Figaro by Mary Cassatt, 1883. Private CollectionSometimes you just need...
Rococ-oh myyyyy! It looks like a little bit of seduction has arrived...
Cubism was one of the first -isms to hit our collective senses in the twentieth-...
Impressionism at a Glance: You Mean Those Smudges Are Intentional? Flowers,...
In the predominantly European dudeified world of architecture, Maya Lin always knew...
Welcome to Death Do Us Art, an online bridal expo for art lovers.I’ve found five...
Art history, but make it fashion. Is the Met better known...
Today in art history we toast what would have been the 112th birthday of Modernist...
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
Sartle highly recommends the San Francisco Art Institute’s new online art...
*** SPOILER ALERT*** ...obviously. Well, we're halfway through the new...
Happy International Selfie Day! Thanks to DJ Rick McNeely - of Fishbowl...
