Art World Art Bites: The Story Behind This Queen Victoria Thirst Trap The queen's "secret picture" was a present for Prince Albert's 24th birthday. By Richard Whiddington, 14 hours ago
Art World Art Bites: Art Used to Be an Olympic Sport Gold medals were given out for juried art exhibitions until 1948. By Verity Babbs, 1 day ago
Art World Art Bites: The Dorothea Lange Photos That Were ‘Impounded’ for Decades Some say the U.S. government suppressed the images until after World War II. By Vittoria Benzine, 2 days ago
Art World Art Bites: Did Raphael Die From Too Much Sex? "Raphael was a very amorous man who was fond of women," Vasari wrote. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 22, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Fire That Destroyed MoMA’s First Monet Acquisition The 1958 blaze turned the painting into a "burned marshmallow." By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 20, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Michelangelo’s ‘David’ Was Carved Out of a Flawed Marble Slab Two sculptors had tried and failed to chisel something out of the block—until Michelangelo stepped up. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 18, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Polarizing Art Theory Named After David Hockney The drawings of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres inspired a hunch that would go on to incense the art world. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 17, 2024
Art World Art Bites: These Barbies Are Inspired by Iconic Works of Art Mattel’s Museum Collection featured dolls that referenced Van Gogh, Leonardo, and Klimt. By Patrick Sproull, Jul 16, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Giacometti Public Sculpture That Never Was The artist was asked to create work for Chase's New York headquarters, but the scale proved an insurmountable obstacle. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 14, 2024
Art World Art Bites: What’s Up With This Museum’s Cabinet of Noses? An eccentric museum display inspired an equally quirky new artwork. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 9, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Why Conservation of Velázquez’s ‘Las Meninas’ Caused a Nationwide Uproar Spaniards argued that only a native could truly understand the pinnacle of Spanish art. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 8, 2024
Art World Art Bites: How the Art World Rediscovered Judith Leyster Works by the supremely talented Dutch master have often been wrongly attributed to men. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 7, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Gentileschi and Galileo Were Pen Pals The artist's relationship with the scientist may have informed her depiction of blood. By Verity Babbs, Jul 3, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Who Was Degas’s ‘Little Dancer’? Meet the young ballerina who posed for Degas's controversial sculpture. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 2, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Why Did Leonardo Use Mirror Writing? ⸮ɘƨɿɘvɘɿ ni ɘɈiɿw ɿɘɈƨɒm ɘɔnɒƨƨiɒnɘЯ ɘʜɈ bib γʜW By Verity Babbs, Jun 25, 2024