Art World Art Bites: The World’s Oldest Known Piano Is at the Met The Bartolomeo Cristofori invention is a design and technological marvel. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 30, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Revolutionary Battle That Destroyed Princeton’s Art Collection The university is set to open a new museum in 2025, doubling its current footprint, but its collection has seen serious mishaps in the past. By Adam Schrader, Jul 29, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Conflict That Transformed Goya’s Creative Journey Once a beloved court painter, Goya in his later years turned his hand to anti-war works. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 27, 2024
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, Jul 25, 2024
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, Jul 25, 2024
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, Jul 24, 2024
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: Barbie’s Art History Era 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: Yayoi Kusama’s Unlikely Friendship With Joseph Cornell Cornell once sent the younger artist 14 letters in a single day. By Tim Brinkhof, Jul 12, 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
