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A Spanish Master of Realism: The Story of Diego Velázquez

Smriti Malhotra Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) a Spanish painter who was born in Madrid, Spain,  is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists of the Baroque period. He was a master of capturing realism and employing innovative techniques to create visually stunning and intellectually engaging artworks. Velázquez’s body of work spans a wide range of […]

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Hidden Meaning of Bruegel’s Proverbs and Visual Narration of Human Folly

Krispin Joseph PX Pieter Bruegel brings many things into his paintings: Netherlandish landscapes, peasant scenes, and their life. Bruegel brings this vast landscape with people, mainly peasants, into the subject of art. Bruegel’s subjects always carry extensive topics; sometimes, other elements, like proverbs and children’s play, bring the canvas.  In Peter Bruegel’s time, religious subjects

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The Misunderstood Aspects of Tantra: What Tantra Actually is?

Pratiksha Shome Tantra is an esoteric yoga system that emerged in both Hinduism and Buddhism on the Indian subcontinent beginning in the middle of the first millennium CE. The term tantra also refers to any structured, broadly applicable “text, theory, system, method, instrument, technique or practice” in Indian traditions. These practises are known as Mantramrga

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Metaphoric Expressions: Unveiling Stories through Nature and Recycled Mediums – The Artistry of Mritunjay Mukherjee

Iftikar Ahmed Artist of the Week is a special category that recognises and highlights the works of talented artists.  Each week,  new artists are featured, showcasing their unique styles, techniques, and themes. From emerging artists to established veterans, the Artist of the Week category celebrates creativity and diversity in the art world and provides a

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Italian Museums Display 750 Artefacts Recovered from Robin Symes, a Disgraced Antiquities Dealer

Pratiksha Shome Italy recently showed 750 artefacts that its Culture Ministry and heritage police agents had taken from the shut down business of convicted art dealer Robin Symes, believed to be worth $12.9 million. Clay vases, garment components, precious metals and jewels, weapons, tools, furniture, sarcophagi, burial urns, intricate mosaics, painted decorations, and a range

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New research Reveals that German Museums House 40,000 Cameroonian Artefacts.

Pratiksha Shome According to a recent study released last week by Bénédicte Savoy and Albert Gouaffo, professors at the Technische Universität in Berlin and the University of Dschang in Cameroon, respectively, German museums house 40,000 artefacts from Cameroon, more than any other museum collection worldwide, including the state collections of Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé. Researchers from

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The Barbie Movie Required so Much Pink Paint That it Caused a Global Scarcity.

Pratiksha Shome During production, Greta Gerwig’s  Barbie movie needed so much pink paint that the entire global inventory of one firm was depleted. In an interview with Architectural Digest, Gerwig and the movie’s production designer Sarah Greenwood discussed how Barbieland was built, which is nearly entirely bright pink, including the life-size replicas of the doll’s

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