Art World Art Bites: Why Don’t We Ever Talk About the Other Matisse? Henri’s daughter was his muse, cataloguer, and a war-time resistance fighter. By Verity Babbs, May 5, 2024
Art World Art Bites: What Sparked Rudy Giuliani’s Quest to Close the Brooklyn Museum? Chris Ofili’s controversial image of the Virgin Mary caused quite the stir. By Tim Brinkhof, May 4, 2024
Art World Art Bites: How Renoir’s Love of Cats Is Enshrined in His Paintings In his later years, the artist would paint with a cat in his lap. By Verity Babbs, May 2, 2024
Art World Art Bites: What Happened to Jesus’s Feet in Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’? The artist invented a new technique to paint the 1498 commission, but it didn't really work. By Richard Whiddington, May 1, 2024
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 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
