Art
Musée d’Orsay Renames Manet’s ‘Olympia’ and Other Works in Honor of Their Little-Known Black Models
Marie-Guillemine Benoist's "Portrait of Madeleine," previously titled "Portrait of a Black Woman," hangs alongside Manet's newly christened "Laure"
These Were 2018’s Most Popular Art Exhibitions and Museums
Celebrities including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Rihanna and the Obamas helped galleries achieve record-breaking visitor numbers
These Beautiful Maps Capture the Rivers That Pulse Through Our World
Cartographer Robert Szucs creates colorful maps of the watersheds that creep across states, countries, continents and the globe
For One Day Only, a Prized Picasso Will Decorate the Walls of a Lucky Swiss Art Fan’s Home
Hopefuls must submit an online application detailing how they would celebrate the singular opportunity by April 1
Survey Finds White Men Dominate Collections of Major Art Museums
A comprehensive study reveals that 85 percent of artists featured in permanent collections are white, while 87 percent are men
Daesha Devón Harris Combines Oral History and Antique Portraits to Tell a Story of Loss and Hope
These layered works testify to African-American history
Newly Discovered Papers Found in Vincent van Gogh's London Lodging
The cache includes insurance records signed by his landlady, a volume of prayers and hymns, and watercolors possibly painted by an unrequited love interest
Study Finds Paintings Featuring Blue and Red Hues Sell for the Most Money at Auction
There's green to be found in shades of red and blue
Birds and Humans Are Depicted Together in This Rare Scene From 12,000 Years Ago
Researchers believe the discovery, detailed in a new study, represent an "exceptional milestone in European Paleolithic rock art"
Carolee Schneemann Pioneered the Way Women's Bodies Were Seen
The multidisciplinary artist, who died this month at 79, used her body as a canvas to produce works that celebrated female sexuality
Mobster Who May Be the Last Living Person With Knowledge of Gardner Museum Heist Set to Be Released From Prison
Octogenarian Robert Gentile has long maintained his innocence, but investigators believe otherwise
Could This Work Be Leonardo da Vinci's Only Known Sculpture?
An art scholar argues "Virgin with the Laughing Child" held in a U.K. museum bears the hallmark smile and other techniques of the polymath's other works
Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden to Undergo First Redesign in More Than 40 Years
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s design provides easier access from the National Mall and space for larger installations
Six Ways to Experience Bermuda's Swirling Cultures
Bermuda’s myriad of cultural influences is reflected in everything from historic buildings to food.
Americans Flocked to See This Controversial Exhibit of Berlin’s Art Treasures in the Wake of World War II
Discovered in a salt mine in Nazi Germany, these artworks toured the United States in a questionable move that raised serious ethical concerns
Physicists Come Up With Intriguing Way to Measure Art's Evolution
By mapping the complexity and entropy of 140,000 paintings created between 1031 and 2016, the researchers demonstrated the interaction of art movements
X-Ray Analysis Reveals Self-Portrait Hidden Under Artemisia Gentileschi Painting
The underpainting closely mirrors an earlier self-portrait depicting the Baroque artist as Saint Catherine
Experts Think This 'Nude Mona Lisa' Could Have Been Drawn by Leonardo da Vinci
Previously attributed to his students, close examination of the charcoal drawing shows a left-handed artist created most of the artwork
New Dr. Seuss Book, Which Teaches Kids to Love Art, Will Be Published This Fall
‘Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum' features an ‘affable horse’ who guides students through a museum of horse-themed artwork
New Study Offers Clues to Dominance of Curve-Filled Museum Designs
Architects are more likely than non-experts to deem curvilinear spaces beautiful, but less likely to enter curved over straight-edged rooms
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