Art & Exhibitions A Major Museum Survey Honors the Four ‘Grandes Dames’ of Impressionism The National Gallery of Ireland casts a light on Bracquemond, Cassatt, Gonzalès, and Morisot. By Artnet News, Jun 26, 2024
Archaeology & History Get Ready for a Corker! This Is the World’s Oldest Known Wine It is some three centuries older than the so-called Speyer wine bottle, which previously held the record. By Artnet News, Jun 26, 2024
Art World D.C. Woman’s $3.99 Thrift Store Find Is Ancient Mayan Artifact Anna Lee Dozier purchased the vase from a clearance shelf—then returned it to Mexico. By Artnet News, Jun 24, 2024
The Art Angle An Artist Pushing the Limits of Her Audience Artnet's Kate Brown speaks with multimedia artist Marianna Simnett about art, violence, and football. By Artnet News, Jun 21, 2024
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Find a Bronze Age Workshop That Produced the Ancient World’s Prized Dye An excavation on the island of Aegina in Greece turned up pottery shards stained with Tyrian purple. By Artnet News, Jun 20, 2024
Market Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Art Basel 2024 One surprise: the second-most-expensive reported sale was for a work on paper. By Artnet News, Jun 20, 2024
Art World Conservation of a Rubens Masterpiece Turns Up Hidden Alterations The painting's composition was significantly altered in the 17th century. By Artnet News, Jun 20, 2024
Archaeology & History The Earliest Known Manuscript of the Gospel on Jesus’s Childhood Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight Two papyrologists looked at an unremarkable piece of writing with fresh eyes. By Artnet News, Jun 14, 2024
The Art Angle Can the Art Trade Become More Sustainable? Art world veteran Victoria Siddall certainly thinks so. By Artnet News, Jun 13, 2024
Archaeology & History This 4,000-Year-Old Labyrinthine Monument Is the First of Its Kind to Turn Up in Crete The structure was discovered by workers installing a radar system for a forthcoming airport. By Artnet News, Jun 13, 2024
Art World Spain Publishes Extensive List of Artworks Seized During Civil War More than 5,000 items were deposited with state museums and have remained there for nearly a century. By Artnet News, Jun 13, 2024
Collectibles Rare Prints of America’s Founding Documents Could Make $8 Million at Auction The sale includes contemporary copies of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. By Artnet News, Jun 12, 2024
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Recover Huge Medieval Slabs From an 800-Year-Old Shipwreck The relics were part of the cargo of a 13th-century ship and reveal fresh insight into medieval stonemasonry. By Artnet News, Jun 12, 2024
Archaeology & History Medieval Game Pieces Emerge From the Ruins of a Mysterious German Castle Among them are a six-sided die and a chess piece whose surface is worn from use. By Artnet News, Jun 8, 2024
Archaeology & History Overlooked Hieroglyphics Reveal This Stone Slab Was Part of Ramses II’s Sarcophagus The owner of the sarcophagus was long a mystery, until a researcher deciphered a cartouche. By Artnet News, Jun 6, 2024
