Art History

War as a Source of Artistic Inspiration
War has consistently shaped art history, influencing themes, styles, and movements across cultures and centuries. It serves as a mirror of…
The Whitewashing and Blackwashing of Art History
Art history, like any field of study, is not immune to the influences of societal and cultural biases, often reflected in…
How to Easily Incorporate Art History into Your Homeschool Curriculum
Incorporating art history into your homeschool curriculum may seem like an overwhelming task. Maybe you’re not an art expert, or you…
Love Story: Georges Braque and Marcelle Lapré
Behind every great artist stands a figure who helps shape the unseen contours of their life. In the case of Georges…
Love Story: Berthe Morisot and Eugène Manet
Berthe Morisot was born on January 14, 1841, in Bourges, France, into a well-educated and affluent bourgeois family. Her father was…
Messages from the Beyond: The Art History of the Ouija Board
The Ouija board has long occupied a space between the spiritual and the visual. While most people associate it with séances,…
How Artists Developed Color Theory Through History
Art before the Renaissance was often symbolic with color used in stylized ways, but it was during the Renaissance that artists…