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
Art History To Celebrate Albrecht Dürer’s 550th Birthday, Here Are 3 Fascinating Facts to Change the Way You See His Legendary Self-Portrait One of the most famous self-portraits of all time is, not surprisingly, full of intrigue. By Katie White, May 21, 2021
Art History There Are No Pictures of Van Gogh as an Adult, So a Digital Artist Created Eerily Realistic Photos to Show How He Might Have Looked No photographs of the artist as an adult have survived to this day. By Sarah Cascone, May 17, 2021
Art History Marcel Duchamp Wasn’t the Only Artist With an Alter Ego. Here Are 6 of the Greatest Art Aliases of All Time These artists beg the question: What's in a name? By Katie White, May 16, 2021
Art History This Tender Mary Cassatt Painting of a Mother and Child Is Surprisingly Fraught. Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About ‘The Child’s Bath’ For Mother's Day, a look at one of the Impressionist's most celebrated. By Katie White, May 6, 2021
Art History A Bacchanalian Painting Once Thought to Be a Copy of a Poussin Has Been Reattributed to the French Master Poussin’s "The Triumph of Silenus" will go on view at the National Gallery in London this fall. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 29, 2021
Art History Robert Rauschenberg Made the First-Ever Earth Day Poster—Here Are 3 Fascinating Facts About How He Conceived the Powerful Image Happy 51st Earth Day! By Katie White, Apr 21, 2021
Art History She Was a Trailblazing Modernist Painter and a Close Friend of Betty Parsons. So Why Don’t More People Know Dusti Bongé? A career retrospective shines a long-overdue spotlight on an artist who refused to make compromises. By Katie White, Apr 13, 2021
Art History The Late Prince Philip Was a Devoted Patron of the Arts and a Hobbyist Painter—Here Are Some of His Most Notable Pursuits The Duke of Edinburgh painted a memorable portrait of the queen and had a long friendship with the artist Edward Seago. By Katie White, Apr 9, 2021
Art History Jackson Pollock’s Older Brother Charles Was the Family’s First Artist. Now, an Exhibition Brings Their Work Together for the First Time Their careers diverged, but the brothers remained devoted to each other. By Katie White, Mar 18, 2021
Art History Florine Stettheimer’s ‘Cathedrals of Art’ Celebrates and Critiques New York’s Secular Shrines. Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About It Renaissance altarpieces were just one of the artist's inspirations for her unfinished masterpiece. By Katie White, Mar 8, 2021
Art History Klimt’s Glittering Ode to Love Scandalized Turn-of-the-Century Audiences. Here Are 3 Things You May Not Know About ‘The Kiss’ Klimt painted his masterpiece in the aftermath of a major professional crisis. By Katie White, Mar 2, 2021
Art History The Enchanting New Netflix Series ‘Bridgerton’ Is Bursting With Historical Works of Art. Here’s How They Play a Key Role in the Story Major works by Jacques-Louis David and Orazio Gentileschi are included in the show. And that's just the beginning. By Katie White, Feb 17, 2021
Art History 4 Art-Historical Masterpieces That Would Not Have Existed Without the Great Love Stories That Inspired Them Learn more about the sculpture that broke ties between Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel, among other artistic upheavals. By Katie White, Feb 12, 2021
Art History Cézanne Painted Mont Sainte-Victoire Dozens of Times. Here Are 3 Things You May Not Know About His Obsession With the Mountain Japanese prints helped inspire the artist's famous series. By Katie White, Jan 19, 2021
