A new generation of photographers is pushing the artistic possibilities of the simple, old-fashioned technique of taking pictures through a hole in a box
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Coming from a long line of tortured but brilliant makeup artists, Michael Westmore has put the past behind him, boldly going where no one has gone before
A new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art showcases the Eternal City as the artistic and cultural capital of 18th-century Europe
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MASS MoCA, the nation's newest and largest center for the contemporary arts, has brought a blue-collar New England town back to the future
A master of light, atmosphere and mood, the 19th-century artist is now recognized as one of this country's great Romantic painters
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Just two years after a devastating earthquake, the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi reopens its doors
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From mist-shrouded monuments to gritty street scenes, the 20th-century photographer Brassaà created a compelling portrait of cosmopolitan life
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Matthias Grünewald's 16th-century Isenheim Altarpiece glorified suffering and offered comfort to those afflicted with a dread disease
The 19th-century French painter infused his diverse works with exoticism and poetic imagination
The brilliant blue-green gemstone, prized by admirers from ancient times to our own, commands a booming, billion-dollar market
The National Gallery of Art has given the people a park for all seasons and all ages
A masterpiece in porcelain replays old struggles between Bolshevik and Czarist opponents
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The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt Museum continues to expand the mission of the sisters who founded it
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A master of make-believe, he enchanted millions with his own vision of paradise
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