By the early 1930s, Broncia Koller’s career was lost to art history, despite her extraordinary artistic talent and insight. Broncia Koller, Sitting (Seated Nude Marietta) by Dr. Laura Morowitz
If visitors know one thing about Barcelona before boarding a plane, it is the surname of the city’s most celebrated architect, Antoni Gaudí Antoni Gaudí, Park Güell by Hannah Rose Feniak
Learn more about this symbolist painter's enigmatic depictions of one of his favorite subjects—Salome. Gustave Moreau, Salome by Dr. Vasile-Ovidiu Prejmerean
The painting mocks humanity, as well as human beliefs and institutions, both civic and religious. James Ensor, Christ’s Entry into Brussels in ... by Dr. Charles Cramer and Dr. Kim Grant
Through their many forms of artistic production the Nabis expanded art into all areas of life. The Nabis and Decorative Art by Dr. Charles Cramer and Dr. Kim Grant
Art Nouveau artists and designers created a completely new style of decoration. Art Nouveau by Dr. Charles Cramer and Dr. Kim Grant
Symbolist artists embraced the spiritual significance of art while rejecting science and objectivity. The Nabis and Symbolism by Dr. Charles Cramer and Dr. Kim Grant
Inspired by the sheen of ancient Roman and Syrian glass, Tiffany created startling, modern objects. Louis Comfort Tiffany, Vase by The Museum of Modern Art
Only three inches high, Tiffany captures an ephemeral moment in nature with the most sumptuous materials. Louis Comfort Tiffany, Hair Ornament by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bakst loved this character from Russian folklore, and made a drawing influenced by Cubism and Parisian aesthetics. Léon Bakst, “Costume design for the ballet ... by The Museum of Modern Art
The anxiety felt by the women waiting for husbands sailing on a stormy sea is almost tangible in Munch’s picture. Edvard Munch, The Storm by Dr. Juliana Kreinik and Dr. Amy Hamlin
These mass-produced structures brought a new kind of art from the homes of the Parisian elite into the streets. Hector Guimard, Cité entrance, Métropolitain, Paris by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
Entranced by the evil of the human psyche, we come face to face with art history’s creepiest snake. Franz von Stuck, The Sin by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
With gold that recalls a Byzantine art, Klimt created a modern icon in this cosmic and eternal painting. Gustav Klimt, The Kiss by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
Originally part of a total work of art, this frieze was accompanied by a sculpture of Beethoven and music by him. Gustav Klimt, Beethoven Frieze by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
“Everything is illusory and death comes for us all!” proclaims this cheerful self-portrait. Arnold Böcklin, Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
Death comes to everyone—peasant, priest, or prince. Here, Death menaces interconnected bodies… with a club. Gustav Klimt, Death and Life by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
This straightforward painting nevertheless shows its Symbolist sympathies through the eyes of a young girl. Fernand Khnopff, Jeanne Kéfer by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Munch sought to express internal emotions, providing a visual equivalent for a universal human experience. Edvard Munch, The Scream by Dr. Noelle Paulson
This enigmatic painting haunts, suggests, and evokes—but it refuses to reveal all of its secrets. Fernand Khnopff, I Lock my Door Upon ... by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker