Art World Art Bites: Is This Famed Manet Painting Also a Beer Ad? The painting of Édouard Manet’s favorite Parisian establishment doubles as advertising for a British brewery. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 29, 2024
Art World Art Bites: How Damien Hirst Got His Shark(s) The original tiger shark was replaced after it began to rot. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 28, 2024
Art World Art Bites: What Donatello’s ‘David’ Did For the Nude Sculpture Donatello’s smaller, bronze sculpture of the Biblical hero David inspired Michelangelo’s marble giant. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 25, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Rodin Museum Was Once a Thriving Artist Commune Before it housed the Rodin Museum, the 18th-century mansion was known as the Hôtel Biron. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 24, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The ‘Exorcist’ House Was Modeled After a Magritte Painting The supernatural horror film’s set and poster drew on a spooky painting by the Belgian Surrealist. By Brian Boucher, Apr 23, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Millais’s Muse Fell Ill After Posing for ‘Ophelia’ Elizabeth Siddal posed for the painting in a bathtub that was poorly warmed. By Vittoria Benzine, Apr 22, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Rosa Bonheur Had to Go Incognito to Paint ‘The Horse Fair’ The painting has been a highlight of the Met's collection since being donated in 1887. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 21, 2024
Art World Indigenous Artists Archie Moore and the Mataaho Collective Take Venice’s Golden Lions Moore won best national pavilion for Australia, and a group of four Māori women were recognized for their work in the main exhibition. By Naomi Rea, Apr 20, 2024
Art World Art Bites: You Can Watch a 24/7 Livestream of Andy Warhol’s Grave Andy Warhol's final resting place in Pittsburgh has been livestreamed since 2013. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 19, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Van Gogh’s Meagre Diet While Painting a Portrait of His Mother In 1888, Van Gogh wrote his brother asking for money. He hadn't had a proper meal in a week. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 18, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Why Marcel Broodthaers Turned His Apartment Into a Museum The artist's "Musée d’Art Modern" would grow to 12 sections over its four-year run. By Vittoria Benzine, Apr 17, 2024
Art World Art Bites: How Snails Made Purple a Royal Color It took 250,000 sea snails to produce a single ounce of Tyrian purple. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 16, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Did Pollock Pee in Peggy Guggenheim’s Fireplace? Considering all that Guggenheim had been through, what's a little urine between friends? By Vittoria Benzine, Apr 15, 2024
Art World Art Bites: The Movement to Remove Renoir From Museums The movement joins a long line of Renoir haters. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 14, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Breugel, Brahms, and Brontë Are All Names of Mercury’s Craters Are your art historical favourites up there? By Verity Babbs, Apr 12, 2024