Art History The First Stained-Glass Depiction of Jesus as a Black Man Has Been Discovered in the Window of a Small Rhode Island Church The window was created by the studios of Henry Sharp, a 19th-century American stained glass maker. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 10, 2023
Art History Pablo Picasso’s ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ Revolutionized Modern Art. Here Are 3 Things You Should Know About It The challenging composition paved the way for Cubism—and courted controversy. By Katie White, Apr 7, 2023
Art History Was the Eiffel Tower on Van Gogh’s Mind as He Painted ‘Starry Night’? An Art Historian Believes So He posits that the work was inspired by the light show during the unveiling of the Paris monument in 1899. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 6, 2023
Art History The President of Hamline University, Which Fired a Professor for Showing Students Paintings of the Prophet Muhammad, Has Resigned The controversial incident is now the subject of a lawsuit against the school. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 4, 2023
Art History A Zurich Museum Found Out It May Have Acquired a Fake Titian. So Why Did It Buy Another Painting That Looks Just Like It? Now the museum may have two Titians on its hands—or it may have none at all. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 28, 2023
Art History A Museum Has Located a Missing Figure That Was Cut Out of This 17th-Century Family Portrait The Danish research team made the remarkable discovery on Google, of all places. By Min Chen, Mar 27, 2023
Art History Did Vermeer Have a Daughter Who Painted Some of His Most Famous Portraits? This Art Historian Thinks So The theory has ruffled feathers among the art establishment. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 21, 2023
Art History A Young Couple in York Renovated Their Kitchen Cabinets and Found 17th-Century Frescoes Painted Underneath The historic artworks actually predate the home. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 21, 2023
Art History This Famous Portrayal of Young Lovers Celebrates the Splendor of Spring—Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About Pierre-Auguste Cot’s Masterpiece Get to know the backstory behind one of the best-known—and most romantic—depictions of the season of love. By Katie White, Mar 21, 2023
Art History In the Documentary ‘Angel Applicant,’ a Filmmaker Explores Paul Klee’s Late Work Through the Lens of Their Shared Illness The film debuted at SXSW, where it clinched a grand jury award. By Delia Harrington, Mar 21, 2023
Art History Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun’s Portraits of Marie Antoinette Sparked Scandal—Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About the Royal Image Political and cultural allusions play out throughout the canvas. By Katie White, Mar 17, 2023
Art History Who Was Leonardo da Vinci’s Mom, Actually? A Provocative New Book Suggests She Was a Slave From the Caucasus of Central Asia The book is based on a newly uncovered document that was supposedly written by da Vinci’s father in 1452. By Artnet News, Mar 15, 2023
Art History Was Roy Lichtenstein an Appropriation Artist or Plagiarist? A New Documentary Probes the Ethics of His Multimillion-Dollar Comic Art Empire The film features comic artists whose work has been source material for the Pop artist. By Min Chen, Mar 13, 2023
Art History A New Documentary on Nellie Mae Rowe Explores the Life and Times of the Self-Taught Artist Who Made Art Against All Odds The film also recreates the artist's home and greatest masterpiece, her 'Playhouse,' with a scale model. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 8, 2023
Art History What Does It Mean to Be an Afrofuturist Now? Three Contemporary Artists on What the Term Means to Them Alisha Wormsley, Mequitta Ahuja, and Cauleen Smith all help move the conversation beyond Black science fiction tropes. By Melissa Smith, Mar 5, 2023
