JAMES SINGER

2 months ago | dailyartmagazine.com | Rachel Witte |JAMES SINGER |Catriona Miller

Throughout history, artists have documented grand historical events motivated by national pride, political propaganda, or as a lesson for contemporary politicians. Emanuel Leutze‘s Washington Crossing the Delaware is a perfect example of history painting. It depicts an important event in the American Revolutionary War. In the 21st-century world of 24/7 news channels and fake news, let us pause. Let’s take a look at a 19th-century painting of an 18th-century historical event.

Jan 9, 2025 | dailyartmagazine.com | Zuzanna Stanska |JAMES SINGER |Catriona Miller |Proofreader Marva Becker

Władysław Ślewiński was a leading artist of the Young Poland movement—a modernist period in Polish arts at the turn of the 19th century. Today, we take a look at his most famous work—an intimate and sensual portrayal of a woman combing her hair. This masterpiece is now part of the collection of the National Museum in Kraków, Poland. Władysław Ślewiński (1856–1918), born in occupied Poland, was one the first Polish artists who traveled to Paris to study art.

Dec 28, 2024 | dailyartmagazine.com | JAMES SINGER

Academic Art European Art Baroque Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus by Sir Joshua Reynolds is a complex masterpiece of mythological allusion, seductive implications, and historical figures. Let’s uncover them together. Historical BackgroundSir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792) was one of the leading portrait painters in 18th-century Britain. He founded the Royal Academy of Arts and became its first president in 1768.

Dec 5, 2024 | dailyartmagazine.com | JAMES SINGER |Catriona Miller |Aniela Rybak-Vaganay |Anastasia Manioudaki

One of the most famous depictions of Elizabeth I is Nicholas Hilliard’s Phoenix Portrait, depicting the Queen with a pendant shaped like a mythical bird, the phoenix, pinned to her dress. Let’s explore the significance of the phoenix emblem—a symbol of rebirth, chastity, and immortality—in Queen Elizabeth I’s portraits and jewels in the 1570s and delve into its link to Anne Boleyn, her executed mother. Nicholas Hilliard was one of Elizabeth I’s favorite artists.

Nov 24, 2024 | dailyartmagazine.com | Aniela Rybak-Vaganay |JAMES SINGER |Catriona Miller |Anastasia Manioudaki

Contemporary Art Faith Ringgold’s The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles is part of the artist’s series of mixed media works titled The French Collection, in which Ringgold presents her views on the Western history of art. Who are all these women and what are they doing? Why is Vincent van Gogh with them? Let us discover together. Faith Ringgold the Artist Faith Ringgold was born in 1930 in New York City.