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
Art History Finally Stabilized After a Catastrophic Fire, Notre Dame Cathedral Is Ready to Be Rebuilt—Maybe in Time for the 2024 Summer Olympics Construction and interior cleaning of the 850-year-old Paris landmark are expected to begin in the coming months. By Artnet News, Sep 20, 2021
Art History A Newly Discovered Vincent van Gogh Drawing of a Bummed-Out Old Man Has Been Unveiled in Amsterdam Completed in November 1882, the sketch depicts an old man with his head in his hands and appears to be a study for the artist's 'Worn out.' By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 16, 2021
Art History A Short, Shiny History of Gold in Art, From the Glittering Tombs of Ancient Egypt to Gustav Klimt’s Scandalously Gilded Surfaces The prized material has ancient associations with the sun, worship, and of course, wealth. By Katie White, Sep 8, 2021
Art History Michelangelo Is a Giant of Art History. But as a Person, He May Have Actually Been Quite Short After studying the Renaissance artist’s shoes, researchers in Italy were able to estimate his height. By Artnet News, Sep 3, 2021
Art History Kehinde Wiley’s Presidential Portrait of Barack Obama Is Arriving in New York. Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About It There are a number of hidden messages tucked into this famous painting. By Katie White, Aug 16, 2021
Art History A New Book Gathers Every Single Documented Frida Kahlo Painting, Including Lost Works—See Images Here Some of the works illustrated in the book haven't been exhibited in over 80 years. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 5, 2021
Art History Watteau’s Beloved Depiction of Dreamy Aristocratic Love is a Rococo Gem. Here Are 3 Things You May Not Know About It This month marks the 300th anniversary of Jean-Antoine Watteau's death. By Katie White, Jul 30, 2021
Art History While Restoring a Mysterious 16th-Century Painting, Experts Found That Someone Turned Its Subject’s Frown Literally Upside Down From the department of "Don't Tell Women to Smile." By Artnet News, Jul 16, 2021
Art History Is It a Goya? Curators at the Prado Keep Changing Their Minds Over Who Painted the Museum’s Famed ‘Colossus’ Initially said to be a work by the Spanish master, its attribution was since downgraded. Now, it's being reconsidered. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2021
Art History This Delightful Trick Painting Is a Treasure of Early U.S. Art. Here Are 3 Facts About the Philadelphia Museum’s Beloved Trompe L’oeil Charles Willson Peale's 'The Staircase Group' is full of surprises. By Katie White, Jul 4, 2021
Art History Now You Can View the Complete Archives of Beloved Painter Charles White Online Thanks to the Smithsonian Family photographs, high school report cards, and more than 17,000 other objects have been digitized. By Taylor Dafoe, May 31, 2021
Art History We Ranked the 10 Best Picnic Scenes in the History of Art to Inspire Your Memorial Day Festivities We've rated them with a highly scientific baguette emoji system. By Katie White, May 28, 2021
Art History Ever Wanted to Soak in Bonnard’s Tub? See 6 Famous Bathrooms From Art History as They May Have Really Looked A bathroom retailer has brought to life scenes from six famous paintings. By Artnet News, May 27, 2021
Art History A Scholar Has Uncovered Hidden Messages in the Prayer Book That Anne Boleyn Is Said to Have Carried to Her Death The book, signed by Boleyn, is believed to have been passed down among generations of women. By Sarah Cascone, May 21, 2021
