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International Dance Day Celebrated with 5 Masterpieces of Ancient Art

International Dance Day Celebrated with 5 Masterpieces of Ancient Art

Art history • Apr 28, 2025 • 9 minutes read
On April 29, the world celebrates International Dance Day, established in 1982 by the International Dance Committee (CID) within the International Theatre Institute of UNESCO, to honor all forms and cultures of dance...
Realism and Surrealism: The Human Being Between Reality and Dream

Realism and Surrealism: The Human Being Between Reality and Dream

Art history • Apr 22, 2025 • 7 minutes read
Realism, rooted in the 19th century, depicts the human body in real and often harsh contexts, emphasizing social injustices, as seen in Daumier’s Rue Transnonain. In contrast, 20th-century Surrealism, influenced by Freud’s psychoanalysis, uses dreams and the unconscious to transform the human body into a symbol of desires and fears...
The human body in Italian art after Michelangelo

The human body in Italian art after Michelangelo

Art history • Apr 8, 2025 • 7 minutes read
Looking at the works of Michelangelo, whether carved in marble or frescoed on ceilings and walls, what immediately strikes one is the extraordinary depiction of the human body: taut muscles, natural poses, veins, tendons, joints that seem to pulse under the marble skin...
The Typical Subjects of Flemish Art Today: Still Lifes, Interiors, and Genre Scenes

The Typical Subjects of Flemish Art Today: Still Lifes, Interiors, and Genre Scenes

Art history • Apr 1, 2025 • 7 minutes read
It is therefore interesting to highlight how the influence of the iconic subjects of Flemish art extends to the present day, inspiring contemporary artists on ArtMajeur who reinterpret these traditional genres with new visual languages.
The Timeless Art of Drawing: 10 Masterpieces That Made History

The Timeless Art of Drawing: 10 Masterpieces That Made History

Art history • 10 minutes read
With the arrival of the Salon du dessin 2025, which will bring together collectors, experts, and enthusiasts from around the world at the Palais Brongniart, this is the perfect moment to celebrate the fundamental role of drawing in the history of art...
The Four Elements in Art: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water as Sources of Inspiration

The Four Elements in Art: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water as Sources of Inspiration

Art history • 9 minutes read
Art has always found nature to be one of its greatest sources of inspiration, and the four elements – Earth, Air, Fire, and Water – have been represented throughout the centuries with profound symbolic and expressive meanings...
Start an Art Collection: Tips and Must-Have Pieces for a New Collector

Start an Art Collection: Tips and Must-Have Pieces for a New Collector

Art history • 11 minutes read
Are you new to the art world and eager to start your collection but don't know where to begin? Don't worry! We've created a few profiles of novice collectors so you can identify yourself in one of them and discover your unique style...
Recent materials in art: cement, concrete, resin, plastic, and aluminum

Recent materials in art: cement, concrete, resin, plastic, and aluminum

Art history • 12 minutes read
In recent decades, materials such as resin, cement, concrete, plastic, and aluminum have revolutionized sculpture, expanding creative possibilities. We will explore their unique characteristics, the advantages they offer to artists, and their role in contemporary art...
The most representative pictorial examples for each landscape subject featured on ArtMajeur

The most representative pictorial examples for each landscape subject featured on ArtMajeur

Art history • 9 minutes read
A researcher, lost in thoughts and coffee, finds inspiration where she least expects it: on ArtMajeur, a world of landscapes that goes beyond the classic flower-filled fields. Mountains, deserts, forests, seascapes, and cities intertwine in a visual narrative that reveals the extraordinary diversity of nature and contemporary art...
Struck by the arrows of art! The most romantic artists for a special Valentine's Day

Struck by the arrows of art! The most romantic artists for a special Valentine's Day

Art history • 10 minutes read
Love in art manifests itself in surprising ways! In this article, an exceptional Cupid in the guise of Giorgio Vasari guides us to discover the most romantic artists of ArtMajeur, perfect for celebrating Valentine's Day...

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