Art History Why Is This Obscure 19th-Century Painting of Sheep Back in the Spotlight? Created by August Friedrich Schenck, the previously little-known painting titled 'Anguish' has garnered renewed interest thanks to social media. By Annikka Olsen, Jan 10, 2025
Art History What’s Gustav Klimt’s Most Iconic Work? We’ve Ranked 10 of His Best Here are 10 of our favorite works by Austrian artist to ignite your exploration. By Evan D. Williams, Jan 1, 2025
Art History What Makes Rembrandt So Great? A Look at 10 of His Most Iconic Works From 'Night Watch' to loving portraits of his wife, these are the paintings that define the Dutch Old Master. By Karen Chernick, Dec 31, 2024
Art History A Manet Painting Was Divided for Years—Until Degas Brought It Back Together "The Execution of Maximilian" was chopped up into four parts after Manet's death. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 31, 2024
Art History The Most Famous Thing Warhol Never Said The pop artist is quoted as wanting to ‘be a machine’, but the queer context of his statement was erased. By Emily Steer, Dec 31, 2024
Art History We Love an Art History Deep Dive. Here Are 8 of Our Favorites From 2024 From the stormy backstory of a painting Frida Kahlo gifted Diego Rivera to the identity of Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' we dug up some details from art history this year. By Katie White, Dec 31, 2024
Art History What Is Botticelli’s Greatest Painting? The 10 Most Iconic Works by the Florentine Artist, Ranked Florentine artist Sandro Botticelli created great masterpieces of the Renaissance. Do you know his most famous paintings? By Karen Chernick, Dec 29, 2024
Art History There’s More to Brutalism Than Meets the Eye The radical and often misunderstood movement held social values at its core. By Tim Brinkhof, Dec 28, 2024
Art History The Haunting Francis Bacon Work That Inspired Heath Ledger’s Joker The artist is a firm favourite of director Christopher Nolan. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 28, 2024
Art History How Mucha Transformed Actor Sarah Bernhardt Into an Art Nouveau Star The Czech painter set his own path to stardom with his theatrical posters of the actress. By Tim Brinkhof, Dec 26, 2024
Art History Have Yourself a Roman Christmas! Here’s How Ancient Holiday Customs Live on Today How did ancient Romans influenced the way we celebrate Christmas? By Verity Babbs, Dec 25, 2024
Art History Did JMW Turner Really Tie Himself to the Mast of a Ship to Paint a Storm? He supposedly made the dangerous voyage to better experience the storm. By Tim Brinkhof, Dec 25, 2024
Art History What Is the Greatest Michelangelo? The 10 Most Iconic Works by the Renaissance Titan, Ranked Which legendary work most defines Michelangelo? By Margaret Carrigan, Dec 24, 2024
Art History Did a Royal Painter Hide a Scandalous Secret in This Portrait? For centuries, the clues to a Victorian-era affair have been hiding in plain sight. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 24, 2024
Art History Why Grant Wood’s ‘American Gothic’ So Rankled Iowans Is the famous painting a celebration of Midwestern perseverance? Or a mockery of a culture stuck in time? By Tim Brinkhof, Dec 23, 2024
