Art History Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Peculiar Vegetal Faces Have Delighted for Centuries—Here Are 3 Things to Know About His ‘Autumn’ Gourd Portrait Belonging to a series of paintings of the four seasons, 'Autumn' was painted for Habsburg Emperor Maximillian II. By Katie White, Nov 25, 2021
Art History ‘We Were Speechless’: Restorers Uncover Pristine Elizabethan Murals Behind Peeling Paint in a Yorkshire Manor The paintings were inspired by the rediscovery of Nero's Golden House in Rome. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 15, 2021
Art History The Girl With a Pearl Earring’s Lavish Jewel May Be a Fake and 4 Other Secrets Scholars Have Uncovered in the Work of Vermeer What's happening under the surface of the Dutch painter's canvases offers insights into his enigmatic oeuvre. By Katie White, Nov 12, 2021
Art History What Was the Art Market Like During the Real Roaring ’20s? History Offers Some Lessons as We Enter Another Decade of Decadence What to consider as the art market enters its roaring 2020s phase. By Darla Migan, Nov 11, 2021
Art History Why Does George Bellows Matter Today? A New Research Center Argues the Artist Embodies All of America’s Contradictions The new George Bellows Center will support scholarship to bring complexity to his legacy. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 4, 2021
Art History A Dutch Painting, Once Stolen in an Infamous Art Heist, May Actually Be a Previously Unknown Rembrandt Viewers can decide for themselves in an exhibition currently on view in Gotha, Germany. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 3, 2021
Art History Joan Miró’s Twinkling ‘Constellations’ Actually Sprang From the Chaos of War. Here Are 3 Surprising Facts About the Famed Series The 23-work series was finally reunited for a 1993 retrospective at MoMA. By Katie White, Oct 29, 2021
Art History Hilma af Klint’s Dazzling Paintings Made Us Question the Source of Genius. Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Youth’ The painting was among 193 commissioned by a spirit during a seance to adorn a cosmic temple. By Katie White, Oct 22, 2021
Art History J.C. Leyendecker Inspired Both Norman Rockwell and a Marvel TV Show. Here’s What You Need to Know About This Master of Illustration Art The "Leyendecker Look" continues to reverberate. By Katie White, Oct 22, 2021
Art History Cheers! The Stories Behind the Three Most Extravagant Parties in Art History and the Paintings That Captured Them Artists often did not just attend parties, they painted them for posterity. By Noor Brara, Oct 20, 2021
Art History Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ Has Captivated the Public for Over a Century—Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About It The artist's magnum opus has spawned a cottage industry of sleuths and interpreters. By Katie White, Oct 15, 2021
Art History Jan Van Eyck’s Famed Ghent Altarpiece Got an Assist from His Older Brother Hubert, Researchers Find The finding helps clarify a generations-long mystery about the lesser-known van Eyck sibling, Hubert. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 14, 2021
Art History ‘There Is No Reasonable Doubt Here’: A Research Team at Yale Proves That the 15th-Century Vinland Map Is a 20th-Century Fake The map was hailed as a major discovery when Yale acquired in the mid-1960s. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 4, 2021
Art History Munch Created a Chaste Version of His Infamous ‘Madonna’ Painting Hidden Beneath the Racy One He’s Famous For The artist’s erotic depiction of the Virgin Mary was more conventional at first, it turns out. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 4, 2021
Art History Michelangelo Made This Haunting Pieta For His Own Tomb. Conservators Have Spent Years Painstakingly Restoring It—See Their Process Here In restoring the sculpture, researchers discovered insights into the artist’s process. By Artnet News, Sep 28, 2021