Art History 5 Women Artists Who Ruled the Renaissance, From a Florentine Nun to a Flemish Portraitist From the royal court of Spain to the Vatican, these artists were integral parts to the shaping of Renaissance art—and art history. By Annikka Olsen, Nov 7, 2023
Art History There’s Much More to Caravaggio’s ‘The Cardsharps’ Than Vice. Here Are Three Facts That Offer a New Perspective on His Early Masterpiece The rarely loaned painting is now on view at the Art Institute of Chicago in "Among Friends and Rivals: Caravaggio in Rome." By Katie White, Nov 3, 2023
Art History A Secret Room in a 16th-Century Italian Chapel, Where Michelangelo Hid—and Drew—for Months, Opens to the Public Michelangelo is believed to have made the rarely seen drawings while in hiding after the pope sentenced him to death. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 31, 2023
Art History This 15th-Century Painting Might Actually Depict a Prehistoric Tool, New Research Suggests The object depicted was long thought to be a stone. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 29, 2023
Art History How Georgia O’Keeffe’s Brief Refuge in Bermuda May Have Inspired Her Fateful Move to New Mexico O'Keeffe created 14 drawings during her stay on the island, two of which are in the collection of Masterworks Museum. By Adam Schrader, Oct 28, 2023
Art History What Makes ‘Olympia’ So Astoundingly Modern? Here Are 3 Things That Help Unlock Manet’s Enigmatic Canvas Historians have argued that the scandalous 1863 painting of a courtesan and her maid may have alluded to the French syphilis epidemic. By Katie White, Oct 15, 2023
Art History Is There a UFO in That Renaissance Painting? See 7 Historical Artworks That (Possibly) Depict Close Encounters With the Third Kind Do you want to believe? By Artnet News, Oct 13, 2023
Art History The U.K.’s Royal Collection Has Discovered a Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi Painting That Was Left to Collect Dust in Storage for a Century The painting had once hung over the Queen's private fireplace. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 23, 2023
Art History A Group of Researchers Claims to Have Discovered a Long-Lost Raphael Painting. Critics Say It’s Just a Cheap Replica The artwork, a 1504 portrait of Mary Magdalene, was revealed to mixed reviews during a conference in Italy this week. By Artnet News, Sep 22, 2023
Art History A Fanciful History of Fairies in Art, From Renaissance Depictions to Romantic Shakespearean Visions We trace these magical, miniature beings through centuries of art and culture. By Katie White, Sep 19, 2023
Art History Albrecht Dürer Painted Himself Into a 16th-Century Altarpiece to Spite a Patron Who Paid Him Poorly, New Research Suggests "I am losing time and money and earning your ingratitude,” the German painter wrote his patron. By Adam Schrader, Sep 18, 2023
Art History Millions Have Gazed Up at Grand Central Terminal’s Twinkling Zodiac Ceiling. Here Are 3 Illuminating Facts About the Beloved 20th-Century Mural The turquoise and gold mural has an intriguingly complex history. By Annikka Olsen, Sep 12, 2023
Art History A British Couple Found a Lost John Constable Painting Worth as Much as $2.5 Million in a Guest Wing of Their Castle Looking to make some extra cash, the aristocratic couple appeared on the British TV show 'Millionaire Hoarders.' By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 3, 2023
Art History Senga Nengudi’s ‘Water Compositions’ Sparked an Unusual Backlash in the 1960s. Here Are 3 Things You Should Know About the Evocative Series The water sculptures and other influential works recently went on long-term view at Dia Beacon. By Annikka Olsen, Aug 1, 2023
Art History Experts Have Discovered a Hidden Portrait by Magritte Underneath Another Famous Painting by the Artist The painting was hiding under the surface of another image for 80 years. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 31, 2023
