Art History Senga Nengudi’s ‘Water Compositions’ Sparked an Unusual Backlash in the 1960s. Here Are 3 Things You Should Know About the Evocative Series The water sculptures and other influential works recently went on long-term view at Dia Beacon. By Annikka Olsen, Aug 2, 2023
Art History Experts Have Discovered a Hidden Portrait by Magritte Underneath Another Famous Painting by the Artist The painting was hiding under the surface of another image for 80 years. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 31, 2023
Art History What Opulence Lay Behind Marie Antoinette’s Secret Bedroom Door? The Palace of Versailles Has Just Reopened the Queen’s Hidden Chambers As part of the palace’s 400th anniversary, visitors can now marvel at the private grandeur of the iconic French queen. By Lee Carter, Jul 8, 2023
Art History One of Photography’s Earliest Inventors Had an Ingenious Trick to Stop His Images From Over-Developing, Scholars Say Scientists recently re-examined three of the oldest surviving photographic artifacts in the Americas. By Artnet News, Jul 5, 2023
Art History Elisabetta Sirani Painted in Public to Prove Her Work Was Her Own. Here’s How She Became a 17th-Century Star—and Why She’s Being Remembered Now The University of Melbourne scholar Adelina Modesti has written an illuminating biography of the artist, coming out this month. By Karen Chernick, Jun 23, 2023
Art History A Tiny Bavarian Town in Germany Might Have a Previously Unknown Work by Lucas Cranach the Younger Hiding in Its Collection The painting depicting Jesus as Salvator Mundi has been something of a local secret in Bettbrunn. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 21, 2023
Art History This Famed Dollhouse Is Hung With Tiny Original Artworks, Including a Miniature Duchamp. Here Are Three Things to Know About the One-of-a-Kind Treasure On the centenary of the Museum of the City of New York, we take a closer look at the Stettheimer Dollhouse, one of its most beloved objects. By Katie White, Jun 21, 2023
Art History Two Ukrainian Conservators Who Fled War in Kyiv Have Restored Portraits at England’s Huguenot Museum, Dedicated to an Earlier Wave of Refugees The unique project brings to light the history of the very first generation of refugees in the U.K., who fled religious prosecution in France. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 20, 2023
Art History A Bejeweled Prayer Book in a Cambridge Library Has Been Identified as Belonging to Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Chief Minister Historians say it's the only object from a 16th-century portrait remaining today. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 12, 2023
Art History Who Reigned Supreme, Persia or Greece? Judge for Yourself From These 5 Ancient Symbols of Luxury and Power, Now on View at the British Museum “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece,” is on view at the British Museum through August 13. By Vittoria Benzine, Jun 7, 2023
Art History Jackson Pollock Moonlit as the Guggenheim’s Maintenance Man—and 4 Other Unlikely Side Jobs Famous Artists Once Held at New York Museums From Pollock to Flavin, these 20th-century artists all started out by supporting their art careers working in New York City museums. By Annikka Olsen, May 29, 2023
Art History Is Time Travel Real? Here Are 6 Tantalizing Pieces of Evidence From Art History A 17th-century painting with what seems to be a Nike shoe is only the latest example of suspiciously modern objects to be spotted in historical artworks By Brian Boucher, May 26, 2023
Art History Danish Golden Age Artists Primed Their Canvases With Danish Golden Ale, New Research Shows Researchers found traces of barley, buckwheat, wheat, and rye on paintings. By Vittoria Benzine, May 25, 2023
Art History Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s ‘Lady Lilith’ Was an Infamous Symbol of Vanity. Here Are 3 Facts About This Alluring Pre-Raphaelite Masterpiece The influential canvas is currently on view in "The Rossettis" at Tate Britain. By Katie White, May 23, 2023
Art History Conservators Have Discovered a Cute Dog, Adorned With a Red Bow, Hidden Under the Layers of a Picasso Painting Aww. By Vittoria Benzine, May 21, 2023