Art History Two Ukrainian Conservators Who Fled War in Kyiv Have Restored Portraits at England’s Huguenot Museum, Dedicated to an Earlier Wave of Refugees The unique project brings to light the history of the very first generation of refugees in the U.K., who fled religious prosecution in France. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 20, 2023
Art History A Bejeweled Prayer Book in a Cambridge Library Has Been Identified as Belonging to Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Chief Minister Historians say it's the only object from a 16th-century portrait remaining today. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 12, 2023
Art History Who Reigned Supreme, Persia or Greece? Judge for Yourself From These 5 Ancient Symbols of Luxury and Power, Now on View at the British Museum “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece,” is on view at the British Museum through August 13. By Vittoria Benzine, Jun 7, 2023
Art History Jackson Pollock Moonlit as the Guggenheim’s Maintenance Man—and 4 Other Unlikely Side Jobs Famous Artists Once Held at New York Museums From Pollock to Flavin, these 20th-century artists all started out by supporting their art careers working in New York City museums. By Annikka Olsen, May 28, 2023
Art History Is Time Travel Real? Here Are 6 Tantalizing Pieces of Evidence From Art History A 17th-century painting with what seems to be a Nike shoe is only the latest example of suspiciously modern objects to be spotted in historical artworks By Brian Boucher, May 26, 2023
Art History Danish Golden Age Artists Primed Their Canvases With Danish Golden Ale, New Research Shows Researchers found traces of barley, buckwheat, wheat, and rye on paintings. By Vittoria Benzine, May 25, 2023
Art History Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s ‘Lady Lilith’ Was an Infamous Symbol of Vanity. Here Are 3 Facts About This Alluring Pre-Raphaelite Masterpiece The influential canvas is currently on view in "The Rossettis" at Tate Britain. By Katie White, May 23, 2023
Art History Conservators Have Discovered a Cute Dog, Adorned With a Red Bow, Hidden Under the Layers of a Picasso Painting Aww. By Vittoria Benzine, May 21, 2023
Art History Did Michelangelo Have a God Complex? An Expert Has Suggested That He Painted Himself Into ‘The Creation of Adam’ In a recent paper, the scholar Adriano Marinazzo posited that the artist based his depiction of God on his own likeness. By Taylor Dafoe, May 15, 2023
Art History Mona Lisa’s Other Secret—Where the Portrait Was Painted—May Have Been Solved by an Art Historian Using Drone Imagery Digital reconstruction matches a bridge in Tuscany to the one in Leonardo's painting. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 15, 2023
Art History How Much of a Character Was Alice Neel? Just Look at ‘The Big Clock,’ the Classic Film Noir Partly Based on the Artist’s Notoriety The painter's bohemian ways inspired a key character in the hit 1948 movie. By Ben Davis, May 7, 2023
Art History Does the Met’s Vermeer Painting Hide a Self-Portrait of the Artist? Here’s What a New X-Ray Analysis Found The painting, 'A Maid Asleep,' might actually depict an artist's model who had fallen asleep during work. By Sarah Cascone, May 4, 2023
Art History The British Royal Family’s Private Art Collection Holds a Lot of Freebies From Artists. See Who Has Gifted Works to Their Highnesses The royal family's personal art collection contains gifts from the likes of Lucian Freud and Marc Chagall, among others. By Min Chen, May 2, 2023
Art History An X-Ray Scan of a 16th-Century Bronzino Painting of Duke Cosimo de’ Medici Has Revealed a Mysterious Underlying Portrait The painting, one of 25 versions, currently hangs in the Art Gallery of New South Wales. By Richard Whiddington, May 1, 2023
Art History An Ancient Roman Bust Purchased for $35 at a Texas Thrift Store Is Now Being Repatriated to Germany Currently on view at the San Antonio Museum of Art, the sculpture will be returned to the Pompejanum in Germany later this year. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 18, 2023
