The Measure of Genius: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel at 500
Half a millennium later, the story of the painting of the Sistine Chapel is as fascinating as Michelangelo’s masterpiece itself
April 10, 2009 |
By Jamie Katz
Jan Lievens: Out of Rembrandt's Shadow
A new exhibition re-establishes Lievens' reputation as an old master, after centuries of being eclipsed by his friend and rival
March 2009 |
By Matthew Gurewitsch
Van Gogh's Night Visions
For Vincent Van Gogh, fantasy and reality merged after dark in some of his most enduring paintings, as a new exhibition reminds us
January 2009 |
By Paul Trachtman
Warhol's Pop Politics
Andy Warhol's political portraits anticipated today's blurred boundaries between public office and stardom
October 31, 2008 |
By Julia Ann Weekes
Hidden Depths
Winslow Homer took watercolors to new levels. A Chicago exhibition charts the elusive New Englander's mastery
May 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Beneath the Surface
A high-tech investigation helps explain Winslow Homer's staying power
May 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Larger than Life
Whether denouncing France's art establishment or challenging Napoleon III, Gustave Courbet never held back
April 2008 |
By Avis Berman
John Alexander
A retrospective of artist John Alexander's work debuted at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in December and travels next to Houston's Museum of Fine Arts.
March 2008 |
By Jess Blumberg
Letters from Vincent
Never-before-exhibited correspondence from van Gogh to a protégé displays a thoughtful exacting side of the artist
January 2008 |
By Arthur Lubow
Painting the Edge
With an eye for despoiled landscapes, Lisa Sanditz captures the sublime
October 2007 |
By Arthur Lubow
The Real Frida Kahlo
A new exhibition offers insights into the Mexican painter's private life
September 01, 2007 |
By Julia Kaganskiy
Hopper
Mystery. Longing. A whole new way of seeing. A stunning retrospective reminds us why the enigmatic American artist retains his power
July 2007 |
By Avis Berman
Artist on the Rise
Contemporary artist Maggie Michael shakes up abstract painting by giving control a chance
April 01, 2007 |
By Courtney Jordan
Two Men and a Portrait
One wondered how an artist brings paint to life. The other showed him
April 2007 |
By William Zinsser
Rembrandt at 400
Astonishing brushwork, wrinkles-and-all honesty, deep compassion. What's the secret of his enduring genius?
December 2006 |
By Stephanie Dickey
An Almost Mystical Feeling
Master painter Rembrandt was also a talented draftsman and printmaker
December 2006 |
By Stephanie Dickey
An Interview with Stephanie Dickey, author of "Rembrandt at 400"
Stephanie Dickey discusses Rembrandt's ambition and what it was like to see the paintings in person
December 01, 2006 |
By Amy Crawford
