Art History Was Botticelli’s Famed ‘Birth of Venus’ a Fertility Symbol? The painting doesn't actually show the goddess's birth, for starters—and other facts you might not know about this Renaissance masterpiece. By Katie White, Jul 11, 2024
Art & Exhibitions The Story Behind a Rare 19th-Century Portrait of a Person of Color Emerges The painting is a promised gift to the Baltimore Museum of Art. By Sarah Cascone, 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
Artists ‘The More Repellent You Are, the More Attractive You Become’: George Condo on Contemporary Mythmaking The artist opens up about his minimalist turn at the Deste Foundation, and distancing himself from Kanye West. By Naomi Rea, Jul 8, 2024
Auctions Stolen Titian, Once Found at a London Bus Stop, Sells for a Record $22 Million The work had also been looted by Napoleon in the 19th century. By Margaret Carrigan, Jul 4, 2024
Auctions Getty Museum Snaps Up a Quentin Metsys Masterpiece for a Record-Smashing Sum The museum paid more than $13 million for the painting at Christie's Old Masters sale. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 3, 2024
Art Fairs London’s Summer Season Dazzles With Dual Art Fairs Like the races at Ascot and tennis at Wimbledon, Eye of the Collector and Treasure House have become essential to the city's cultural tapestry. By Caroline Roux, Jun 28, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Sketches by Rubens, Van Dyck, and Other Great Flemish Masters Get a Rare Showing More than 100 drawings have been brought together for “Bruegel to Rubens” at the Ashmolean Museum. By Vittoria Benzine, May 10, 2024
The Back Room Work of the Week: Jean-Baptiste Oudry’s ‘Portrait of a Poodle’ The Rococo painting came from the eclectic collection of the late Count Manfredi della Gherardesca. By Margaret Carrigan, May 1, 2024
Art World Artnet Founder Hans Neuendorf Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Appraisers Association The art-fair pioneer, internet entrepreneur, and former dealer is readying a memoir that will be published next year. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2024
Law & Politics Notorious Forger of Renaissance Prints Sentenced Some reports suggest Earl Marshawn Washington has been swindling art collectors for over 25 years. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 4, 2024
Reviews From Raucous to Revelatory: The Unflinching Eye of Frans Hals A Rijksmuseum retrospective proves the Dutch Golden Age painter captured the scope of 17th century Amsterdam, from its nocturnal joys to its harsh realties. By Andrew Russeth, Mar 31, 2024
Art World An Artist Recreates a Lost Velázquez Painting With A.I. Fernando Sánchez Castillo has digitally re-imagined a work destroyed in a 1734 fire. By Verity Babbs, Mar 27, 2024
On View Why Dutch Golden Age Portraitists Loved Painting Exaggerated Facial Expressions A new show spotlights how artists Rembrandt and Vermeer made faces come to life with expressive character. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 21, 2024
Art History Art Bites: The Real Reason Behind El Greco’s Signature Stretched Perspective The Renaissance artist’s unique compositions might have been the result of astigmatism. By Verity Babbs, Feb 24, 2024
