Joseph Ducreux: The 18th-Century French Painter Who Turned Self-Portraits into Comedy
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the most unexpected figures to gain internet fame centuries after his time, Joseph Ducreux was an […]
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The Real Story Behind Norman Rockwell’s 1964 Painting ‘The Problem We All Live With’
This post was originally published on this siteIn the mid-20th century, the Civil Rights Movement sparked a decisive transformation in the United States, aimed at […]
The Rectangular Cows: Geometric Livestock Depicted in 19th-Century British Paintings
This post was originally published on this siteImagine stepping into the past, a journey to 19th-century England. On canvas, a lone cow stands in the […]
Before They Were Famous: Celebrities When They Were Young
This post was originally published on this siteEver wondered what your favorite celebrities looked like before they rose to stardom? In this article, we take […]
Claude Monet’s Studio and Garden at Giverny in Stunning Photographs, 1900-1920s
This post was originally published on this siteClaude Monet, renowned as the father of Impressionist painting, stands as one of the most influential figures in […]
Freddie Mercury: The Life of The Iconic Queen Frontman Through Old Photos
This post was originally published on this siteFreddie Mercury was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the […]
History’s Most Famous Sculptures That Everyone Must See
This post was originally published on this siteSculptures are one of the oldest visual art forms in existence and one of the most publicly visible […]
On set with Alfred Hitchcock: Behind the scenes photos of the Master of Suspense, 1930-1970
This post was originally published on this siteKnown as the “Master of Suspense”, Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock is widely regarded as one of the most […]
Photos from Pink Floyd’s iconic floating concert in Venice that forced the city council to resign, 1989
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1989 Pink Floyd concert in Venice on a floating stage next to San Marco’s Square gathered over […]
Fascinating behind the scenes photos from the making of the first Godzilla movie, 1954
This post was originally published on this siteGodzilla, or Gojira, has been one of the most enduring and iconic kaiju (Japanese giant monsters) in popular […]
The fascinating Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s portraits made out of fruits, vegetables and fish, 1563-1591
This post was originally published on this siteA cucumber forms a bulbous nose; the open maul of a wolf simulates an eye; a striking iron […]
Behind the scenes photos from the iconic film ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’, 1966
This post was originally published on this site‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’ (the original title in Italian: Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo), […]
Picasso’s self portrait evolution from age 15 to age 90
This post was originally published on this sitePicasso’s self-portraits are important because they span his entire career, and we can trace how his manner of […]
The models for ‘American Gothic’ pose in front of the iconic painting, 1942
This post was originally published on this siteGrant Wood‘s “American Gothic” shows the images of a man and a woman standing in front of a […]
A surreal photo shoot of Salvador Dalì in his seaside villa, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1955, photographer Charles Hewitt visited Salvador Dalí and his wife (and muse) Gala at their home to […]
Unseen photos from the set of The Godfather, 1971
This post was originally published on this siteBy almost any account, the Godfather films are monuments on the landscape of American cinema. There are, of […]
Selena’s rare Coca-Cola photo shoot, 1994
This post was originally published on this siteSelena was a singer-songwriter who came to be known as the “Queen of Tejano music,” a popular form […]
“Women of the Future” according to the French artist Albert Bergeret, 1902
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1902, a French manufacturer released a set of trading cards designed by artist Albert Bergeret that imagined […]
Carving the iconic Mount Rushmore, 1927-1941
This post was originally published on this siteThe idea of creating a monumental sculpture in the Black Hills was first suggested in 1923 by South […]
The complicated history of Japanese tattoos, 1860-1890
This post was originally published on this siteTattoos have an extensive history in Japan, and to truly understand the stigma behind them it is essential […]
Violent pictures of North Korean anti-American propaganda art, 1950-1970
This post was originally published on this siteThese propaganda paintings show how North Korea views America and by association the West. They depict the alleged […]
Remembering the original Woodstock, 1969
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1969, more than 400,000 people descended on Bethel, New York, headed to a dairy farm owned by […]
How Stalin’s propaganda machine erased people from photographs, 1922-1953
This post was originally published on this siteStalin didn’t have Photoshop, but that didn’t keep him from wiping the traces of his enemies from the […]
The visual history of Beatlemania in rare pictures, 1964
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1964, the Beatles achieved an unprecedented level of success both in their home country of Britain and […]
When Elvis Presley joined the Army, 1958
This post was originally published on this siteElvis Presley, the “undisputed King of Rock and Roll”, began his career in 1954 and became a national […]