‘Flaming June’ Once Vanished for Decades—and Three Other Unexpected Facts About the Fiery Pre-Raphaelite Masterpiece

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‘Flaming June’ Once Vanished for Decades—and Three Other Unexpected Facts About the Fiery Pre-Raphaelite Masterpiece

The beloved canvas arrives this week at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from its home in Puerto Rico.

By Katie White, Oct 5, 2022

Art History

Art History Is Full of Buried Treasure. Here Are 11 Stunning Images That Experts Found Hidden Beneath Famous Paintings

Advances in technology have led to a waterfall of discoveries.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 27, 2022

Art History

A College Grad Paid $75 for an Illuminated Manuscript Page After Realizing It Was From a 700-Year-Old Prayer Book He’d Studied in Class

The leaf is part of the Catholic prayer book called the Beauvais Missal.

By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 27, 2022

Art History

Can a Sculpture Dance? Here Are Three Things to Know About Artist Nick Cave’s Beloved ‘Soundsuits’

The artist is the subject of a current exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.

By Katie White, Sep 22, 2022

Art History

Yayoi Kusama’s Playful ‘Obliteration Room’ Has Been a Hit for 20 Years. Here Are Three Surprising Facts You Might Not Know About It

The artist's dot-driven installation turns 20 years old in 2022.

By Katie White, Sep 9, 2022

Art History

An English Couple Nearly Painted Over a Mysterious Artwork on Their Bedroom Wall—Until They Discovered It Could Be Worth $115,000

The painting is now heading to auction

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 7, 2022

Art History

A Lost Painting by Futurist Master Umberto Boccioni Turned Up at a Dorset Junk Sale for Around $100. It Could Be Worth $288,000

The portrait is now the cover image for a new book about the artist.

By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 6, 2022

Art History

A Historian Believes a Sketch Found in the Margins of a 15th-Century Book Could Show Michelangelo at Work on His Colossal David Sculpture

The drawing was found in a copy of Dante's "Divine Comedy."

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 6, 2022

Art History

Pamela Colman Smith Was the Artist and Occultist Who Designed the Iconic Tarot Deck. Why Has No One Ever Heard Her Name?

An exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art is highlighting her contributions to the development of Modernism.

By Katie White, Aug 25, 2022

Art History

Why a Long-Lost Vorticist Landscape Found Hidden Beneath a 1921 Wyndham Lewis Painting Tells a Story of Art, Idealism, and Broken Friendship

Lewis and and fellow artist Helen Saunders had a falling out.

By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 23, 2022

Art History

Did This Famously Beautiful 19th-Century Countess’s Artfully Posed Self-Portraits Pave the Way for the Contemporary Selfie?

An exhibition at James Hyman Gallery in London reveals the depth of the Countess of Castiglione's creative endeavor.

By Katie White, Aug 10, 2022

Art History

Elaine de Kooning Never Got Her Due in Her Lifetime. So How Did Her Hamptons Home Become Such a Buzzing Hub for Young Artists?

Her East Hampton house and studio was recently designated a historic place by the National Park Service.

By Katy Diamond Hamer, Jul 26, 2022

Art History

An X-Ray Uncovered What May Be Van Gogh’s First-Ever Self-Portrait Beneath a Modest Painting of a Peasant Woman

Scholars will now to try carefully disentangle the images from one another.

By Dorian Batycka, Jul 14, 2022

Art History

The Statue of Liberty Has Been a Lightning Rod for Artists for Generations. See Their Many Riffs and Ripostes Here

The ubiquitous image has made her way into artist's imaginations.

By Artnet News, Jul 3, 2022

Art History

Heavy Machinery Reportedly Cracked the Hagia Sophia’s Marble Floors Into Pieces, Raising Concerns About Its Preservation

In 2020, the Byzantine-era building was turned back into a mosque, and went from the control of the Department of Antiquities to the Department of Religious Affairs.

By Dorian Batycka, Jun 29, 2022