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Architecture
- From Hell to Eden: The Palau Güell in Barcelona
- Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda, a True Russian Church
- Something Bigger than We Are: Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague
- The Panthéon in Paris – for What Purpose was it Built and Why does It Look like This?
- The Tempodrom – From a Usual Tent to a Concrete One
Art Supplies
- ARTEZA Eraser Pencils: Their Advantages And Disadvantages
- Faber-Castell Graphite Pencils – Everything You Need To Know About Them
- Koh-i-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils Review
- Maped Kneadable Eraser: The Pros And Cons
- Professional Watercolor Pencils Staedtler Karat: the Main Features
- SMLT Authentic Line: the Great Spiral Pads for Artists and Designers
- Sonnet Studio Watercolors – A Detailed Review
- Special Artist’s Pencils Koh-I-Noor Gioconda: How Good Are They?
Art Techniques
Ballet
Biographies
Great Art
Literature
Music
- I Remain Forever: the Seikilos Epitaph
- Schubert in Love: the Fantasia in F minor for Pianoforte Duet, D.940
- Strange Old Fellow, Should I Go with You? – “The Hurdy-Gurdy Man” by Franz Schubert
- The Declaration of Love for the Homeland – “Vltava” by Bedřich Smetana
- The Echo of La Belle Époque – “Amethyst” by the Latvian Composer Jāzeps Vītols
- The Funeral March Turning into a Dance: the 3rd Movement of Mahler’s 1st Symphony
- The Magic of Beethoven’s Allegretto
- Time Travel: “Lamento Della Ninfa” in the 17th Century and Nowadays
- War in Two Masterpieces
- When You Cannot Breathe: the Prelude Op. 28, No. 4 by Frédéric Chopin
My Blog
Opera
Painting
- Claude Monet and his “Impression”: The Story of How a Young Artist Became a Founder of a New Art Movement
- Eight Interpretations of One Motif: Different Versions of Munch’s “The Scream”
- Jesus Christ in Agony: the Scariest Panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece
- Let the World Be Beautiful – “Birdsong” by Károly Ferenczy
- Music of Snow and Light – “Winter” by Vilhelms Purvītis
- Not Realistic, but Truthful: “Seascape Study with Rain Cloud” by John Constable
- Painting in Troubled Times: Artworks by Théodore Géricault
- The Very Same Sistine Madonna
- War in Two Masterpieces
- Was Edgar Degas a Misogynist or not?
- We’ll Fly Despite Everything: Icarus on the Rocks by Vlaho Bukovac
- Works by Caravaggio in the Contarelli Chapel: the First Big Success of the Hot-Tempered Genius
People and their works
- A Few Words About Frank Hoyt Taylor
- Bekah Harris: Native Guardians
- Belle Avery And The World Of Modern Popular Art
- Benjamin Walls and His Inspiring Photos
- Helen Morgan, an Arts Depot Resident Artist
- I Am the Sun upon My Shoulders: a Poem by Felicia Mitchell
- Pop-Art Ceramic By Peter Morgan
- Red-Haired Jayma Mays
- Short Stories By Sherwood Anderson: Why They Are Worth Reading
- Stardust, My Favorite Fairy Tale Movie
- The Beautiful Universe Created by Charles Wess
Plein Air Painting
Sculpture
Storage and Transport of Artworks
Tips for Beginners
- Charcoal Types By Form: Sticks vs. Pencils
- Graphite Drawing Pencils – Tips for Choosing
- How to Choose an Eraser that Meets your Needs
- Natural Brushes for Artists: Hair Types
- Painting by Numbers: What It is and How to Choose a Kit
- Sanguine Pencils – How To Draw With Them?
- Synthetic Paintbrushes: Whether You Should Buy Them or Not?
- Take Your Watercolor Painting To A New Level: Five Essential Tips
- The Paint Types Used in Art: a Beginner’s Guide
- Types Of Artist Charcoal – All You Need To Know
- Types of Artist’s Easels: How to Choose the Right One
- Watercolor Pans and Tubes – Which are Better?
Works of Art
- “Rigoletto”, the Sad Story of a Jester
- “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Lee Frost: a Poem You May Misinterpret
- “When the Lamp Is Shattered”: Great Lines about Love and Imperfection
- Art and Reality: the Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer by Degas
- Claude Monet and his “Impression”: The Story of How a Young Artist Became a Founder of a New Art Movement
- Disgusting, Disturbing, Incredible “The Rite of Spring”
- Eight Interpretations of One Motif: Different Versions of Munch’s “The Scream”
- Everything You Know about Antique Sculpture is Wrong: The Charioteer of Delphi
- From Hell to Eden: The Palau Güell in Barcelona
- Hidden Meanings of Gravestone Symbols
- I Died for Beauty – a Strange Masterpiece by Emily Dickinson
- I Remain Forever: the Seikilos Epitaph
- Jesus Christ in Agony: the Scariest Panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece
- La Serva Padrona – the Light-Hearted Intermezzo that Changed the World of Opera
- Let the World Be Beautiful – “Birdsong” by Károly Ferenczy
- Music of Snow and Light – “Winter” by Vilhelms Purvītis
- Not Realistic, but Truthful: “Seascape Study with Rain Cloud” by John Constable
- Painting in Troubled Times: Artworks by Théodore Géricault
- Saint Sophia Cathedral in Vologda, a True Russian Church
- Schubert in Love: the Fantasia in F minor for Pianoforte Duet, D.940
- Something Bigger than We Are: Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague
- Strange Old Fellow, Should I Go with You? – “The Hurdy-Gurdy Man” by Franz Schubert
- The Declaration of Love for the Homeland – “Vltava” by Bedřich Smetana
- The Echo of La Belle Époque – “Amethyst” by the Latvian Composer Jāzeps Vītols
- The Funeral March Turning into a Dance: the 3rd Movement of Mahler’s 1st Symphony
- The Magic of Beethoven’s Allegretto
- The Opera You Will Like: “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell
- The Panthéon in Paris – for What Purpose was it Built and Why does It Look like This?
- The Rational Mind vs. The Unconscious: “Snake” by D.H. Lawrence
- The Swan That Will Never Die
- The Tempodrom – From a Usual Tent to a Concrete One
- The Triumph of Destructive Passions – “The Queen of Spades” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- The True Soviet Ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya
- The Very Same Sistine Madonna
- Time Travel: “Lamento Della Ninfa” in the 17th Century and Nowadays
- War in Two Masterpieces
- Was Edgar Degas a Misogynist or not?
- We’ll Fly Despite Everything: Icarus on the Rocks by Vlaho Bukovac
- When You Cannot Breathe: the Prelude Op. 28, No. 4 by Frédéric Chopin
- Works by Caravaggio in the Contarelli Chapel: the First Big Success of the Hot-Tempered Genius