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r/ArtHistory is a subreddit with 206k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size.
This is a community of art enthusiasts interested in a vast range of movements, styles, media, and methodologies. From novice to professional, please feel free to share your favorite articles, essays, and discussions on artists and artworks.
Popular Themes in r/ArtHistory
#1
Solution Requests
: "Where can I find a high quality image of this Otto Friedrich painting?"
32 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "I need help to find an artist."
19 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Van Gogh’s miserable life breaks my heart, especially this story about a woman named Gabrielle and his ear. "
5 posts
#4
News
: "Magritte’s Surrealist Masterpiece Sets $121.2 Million Auction Record"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/ArtHistory
#1
Art History
: "Art History Videos?"
39 posts
#2
Artists
: "Under Appreciated Artists Part 3! Nola Hatterman, Anti-colonial Portraitist, 1899-1984"
12 posts
#3
Paintings
: "Black cats in Paintings "
11 posts
#4
Painting
: "There are many twists and turns in this fascinating story about a Painting of Jamaican polymath Francis Williams. It also appears to be the only 1759 Painting of Halley’s Comet. Don’t click this if you’ve got something to do."
6 posts
#5
Art
: "'Stripe' beneath painting frame on canvas"
5 posts
#6
Modern Art
: "Was Modern Art Really a CIA Psy-Op?"
4 posts
#7
Sculpture
: "This is an original work by Frank Hamilton Taylor, completed around 1922. It is the second Chestnut Street Theater in Philadelphia. Taylor states that it was replaced in 1855. He says the two Italian Sculptures are in a Delancey St (a historic street.) I am on a hunt to track these down!"
3 posts
#8
Portraits
: "Were Western European 16th century nobility just that much more hideous or was it the art style? Why are they so ugly and alienoid in their Portraits compared to even their Italian Renaissance counterparts (or even the older Greco-Roman busts and Neferiti’s bust that look more beautiful) ?"
3 posts
#9
Symbolism
: "Book recommendations on Symbolism"
3 posts
#10
Preservation
: "Does anyone know how the Mona Lisa was preserved prior to the glass and climate control?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/ArtHistory
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+158 members(0.1%)
Monthly
+6k members(3.2%)
Yearly
+56k members(37.7%)
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