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Paul was a bit of a horndog
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Just a martyr girl gang
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Cézanne's remix
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Meet me in St. Louis, Louis!
Big Daddy of it all
His poop took down a power line in Berne
Wore a spiky helmet, just like Bismarck
Not a sports guy
Britain's most hated artist
Wanderlust for Western Canada
Boho Chic
On the dot
Rich diplomat/artist, loved fleshy girls, married a 16 year old when he was 53
Refused to kill Christians but slayed in that outfit
Drama, drama, drama
Life in the commune
Rub elbows with Hollywood's elite
Vincent van Gogh, A Wheatfield with Cypresses, 1889. In Robert Frost’s...
Shoplifter, electroshock therapy survivor, proverbial everywoman
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Self-portraits go way back and for good reason. As the author of 55 of them, Frida...
Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
The patron saint of orgasms
Possibly cut off van Gogh's ear
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“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
Takaya Miou, Love Thyself. Courtesy of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The...
If Baroque art and a can of whipped cream had a baby, it would be the Rococo....
Of all the Christmas traditions this time of the year, Santa Claus is...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
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Do what you're good at
A long-forgotten treasure from Baroque’s leading lady
Original pieces from 942 can still be seen
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Unfinished business
This week we have The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Salvador Dali, housed in the...
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
I'm here for my mud wrap and mani/pedi
Do I make you horny baa-baa?
growing up fast
Matthew 19:21
George, George, George of the Dragon
Last of the lead white
X marx the spot
Perspective, in a nutshell, is how much space/distance is shown in a 2D...
Well here we are–it’s the end of a franchise an era. The last Hunger Games...
A really, really bad trip
Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned decapitation?
Sister martyr
Stood her ground til the gruesome end
Hunka hunka burnin' love
Got milk?
A healthy dose of Catholic guilt
But wait... there’s more!
Slumped from stigmata
Sh*t’s Escalating...
Monet paints choo choo trains
Should've paid the ransom!
His brother's keeper
Cezanne's bad boy phase
Between the sheets
Something very strange was going on in Italy around the turn of the 16th century....
T for Tony
Perks of being a tax collector
Aim for the heart
a sweet escape
Cleaning dramaaa
There’s no “i” in team
Not my idea of ecstasy
Baby before the Baptist
Not quite Game of Thrones
Van Gogh’s Strange Addiction
Shoot first, ask questions later
When you're the god of wine you get to drink from a huge glass
See you at poker night
Have a holly jolly Christmas
Swim anyone?
Bluebird singing
To catch a predator
Phew, that was close.
Whoops He Pinned it Again
How you like them apples?
Weird science
Modern dance mama
Let's Get Ready to Rumble!
Beyond Gauguin & evil
Jesus got jaundice
Penny for her thoughts
Cavorting with prostitutes in Arles
Beheadings in the Pacific
The First Date
A carnival for the kids
"Fish are friends, not food"
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Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
The power of Edo period art can best be summed up with this quote:...
Jesus butts in on the devil's business
They both cleaned up nicely, considering...
Freud’s favorite painting
Boobs held high
#MeToo circa 1600
When the United States forcefully opened Japan to foreign trade,...
Eat first, sex later
Delete the bits about rape and incest, and this could be a story out of Harry Potter
Can "Jacked Renaissance Babies" become a thing?
Three graces are better than one
Listen to your girlfriend. Especially if she's magic.
Art thieves caught red handed
It came back positive
Teaching aide
Queen got your tongue?
A Rubens sandwich of babies and anti-war sentiment
Waity Katie no more!
Stick it to The Man
And they say snacking after dinner is sinful
Always wear your seat belt
That's one melancholic Madame
Talent out the wazoo
A literal hellscape
Conveniently peaceful portrait
A little to the left, no, to the right
"You're tearing me apart!"
"Other artists showed what viewers wanted to see. Suzanne showed them what was...
Seated Woman by Henri MatisseIn happy art news, a painting stolen from renowned art...
Lambs can be kept as pets, who knew?
Beauty is the brains
Saint Selfie
Why is there a meat cleaver in my head?
Do the locomotion with me
A psalm of blood and milk
It's St. Patrick's Day! And while we all may be Irish today, these...
When men were muscley, women were soft, and there were only four continents
Snack time
And that is how we got the constellation Gemini
Swastikas were ok at the time
Angel of Assassination
Two women who don't want to talk to you
Because, Hitler
Baller Jesus
Rubens' fighting fleshlight
Baby Herc nips the nip
When the punishment doesn't fit the crime
Note: the actual event was a bit less serene
Heyyy
I’m riding that hippo first!
It’s all about perspective
Footloose in French Polynesia
Falling for the same gal
Every culture has a golden age of artmaking. It’s a time when the stars align:...
Not every rose has its thorn, apparently
If ya can't sell it, break it
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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Apparently there's no food chain in heaven
He's bad
Genoa's fanciest
Always the centaur of attention
Behind the Scenes at Arles
Portrait-ception
Painting the patron
Paint me in too, old buddy
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It’s important to note: the Romantic Art Movement has nothing to do with...