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 21, 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
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 15, 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 29, 2021
