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Feb 6, 2025 | 
dailyartmagazine.com | Javier Miguel |Sophie Pell |Szymon Jocek |Candy Bedworth
Art Travels In January 1889, after a heated argument with his friend Paul Gauguin that led him to cut off part of his left ear, Vincent van Gogh painted one of the most iconic self-portraits in the history of art, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. Today, this is one of the many masterpieces exhibited in the Courtauld Gallery, founded in the 1930s by collectors and philanthropists on the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to engage with art. Who Were the Courtaulds?
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
dailyartmagazine.com | Sophie Pell |Szymon Jocek |Candy Bedworth |Ruxi Rusu
Having lived in London for the past three years as an art lover, I have had more than my fair share of questions about where to “start” at the National Gallery. And, frankly, I can understand why. For anyone new to the world of art history, or just a little daunted by the enormous building whose columns dominate a large portion of Trafalgar Square, it can be hard to know the “right” way to take in this large collection of paintings.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
dailyartmagazine.com | Szymon Jocek |Candy Bedworth |Ruxi Rusu
Museum Stories Established in 1879, the National Museum in Kraków is the largest museum in Poland. Its vast collection, presented within 12 separate branches of the institution, spans from 12th century artifacts to works of contemporary art.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
dailyartmagazine.com | Szymon Jocek |Candy Bedworth |Ruxi Rusu |Nikolina Konjevod
Museum Stories The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, located in Kleinburg, Ontario, is the largest public art collection in Canada that focuses exclusively on Canadian and Indigenous art. It includes the works of the iconic Group of Seven, Tom Thomson, as well as First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists, both historical and contemporary.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
dailyartmagazine.com | Zuzanna Stanska |Candy Bedworth |Ruxi Rusu |Szymon Jocek
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is Montreal’s largest museum and one of the most prominent in Canada. Its collection consists of an impressive assortment of Canadian and international works, including pieces by such renowned artists as Rembrandt, El Greco, Renoir, Cézanne, and Picasso. Let’s look at 10 highlights that you can see when visiting the museum. The Museum’s encyclopedic collection, unique in the country, comprises 41,000 works from antiquity to the present day.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
dailyartmagazine.com | Louisa Mahoney |Emily Snow |Pola Otterstein |Szymon Jocek
Art Travels Asian Art Maqbool Fida Husain’s artwork exudes a timeless quality that bridges the past and the present. His forms honor sacred traditions while also energizing modern life. Husain’s creations craft a narrative that remains pertinent despite the changing times. As a pivotal figure, he was instrumental in bringing India’s independent art to both national and global attention. Born in 1915, M. F.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
dailyartmagazine.com | Szymon Jocek
The Bible is one of the most popular sources of inspiration for artists. Artworks depicting both Old and New Testament stories have been created for centuries. It’s time to test your knowledge of the most famous biblical scenes in art! Do you know the Gospels and Old Testament Books? Guess the biblical scene in our quiz!
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
dailyartmagazine.com | Emily Snow |Louisa Mahoney |Pola Otterstein |Szymon Jocek
European Art Architecture May Morris (1862–1938) once described herself as a “remarkable woman… though none of you seemed to think so.” These words proved painfully prophetic, as Morris has since been overshadowed by her father’s more famous legacy. May Morris’ innovative embroidery designs, impassioned activism, and inspired record-keeping made her an unsung heroine of the Arts & Crafts movement. She deserves more consideration and much celebration.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
dailyartmagazine.com | Rachel Witte |Candy Bedworth |Ruxi Rusu |Szymon Jocek
Art State of Mind European Art Museum Stories The Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands, is home to the second-largest collection of works by Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), the first being his namesake museum in Amsterdam. This fact poses a question—why does the Kröller-Müller museum have so many works by Van Gogh?
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
dailyartmagazine.com | Candy Bedworth |Ruxi Rusu |Szymon Jocek |Nikolina Konjevod
European Art Bizarre Vienna, Austria is currently the unlikely location of a David and Goliath-scale battle, where a European museum is taking on a global social media giant. Let’s take a look at this latest case of art censorship in social media. Fine Art CensorshipThe Leopold Museum houses a unique collection of Austrian art and Modernism. They have the big names like Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt. But there’s a problem, according to media giant Meta.
