Baroque | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/baroque/RSS feed for BaroqueenMon, 27 Apr 2026 20:25:04 +0000Fires in Berlin Destroyed Hundreds of Paintings During World War II. Now, a Museum Will Publish Photo Archives of the Lost Artworks Onlinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fires-in-berlin-destroyed-hundreds-of-paintings-during-world-war-ii-now-a-museum-will-publish-photo-archives-of-the-lost-artworks-online-180988621/A proactive effort to document the collection of the Gemäldegalerie will pay off a century later as negatives of lost paintings by Rubens and Caravaggio are digitized and published onlineMon, 27 Apr 2026 20:25:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fires-in-berlin-destroyed-hundreds-of-paintings-during-world-war-ii-now-a-museum-will-publish-photo-archives-of-the-lost-artworks-online-180988621/Rolled Up in a Cellar for Decades, This Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Is Now Up for Auction. Why Is Mary Magdalene's Face Missing From the Portrait?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rolled-up-in-a-cellar-for-decades-this-artemisia-gentileschi-painting-is-now-up-for-auction-why-is-mary-magdalenes-face-missing-from-the-portrait-180988537/Found in Berlin, the artwork was probably damaged in the chaotic aftermath of World War II. Despite the gaping hole in the canvas, it could sell for upwards of $180,000 later this monthMon, 13 Apr 2026 17:10:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rolled-up-in-a-cellar-for-decades-this-artemisia-gentileschi-painting-is-now-up-for-auction-why-is-mary-magdalenes-face-missing-from-the-portrait-180988537/The Italian Government Just Paid Nearly $35 Million for a Rare Caravaggio Portrait—One of the Most Expensive Artworks It's Ever Acquiredhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-italian-government-just-paid-nearly-35-million-for-a-rare-Caravaggio-portrait-one-of-the-most-expensive-artworks-its-ever-acquired-180988344/"Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini" had been on display in the Palazzo Barberini in Rome as part of a loan. Now, it's part of the palace's permanent collectionMon, 16 Mar 2026 20:23:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-italian-government-just-paid-nearly-35-million-for-a-rare-Caravaggio-portrait-one-of-the-most-expensive-artworks-its-ever-acquired-180988344/This Famous 17th-Century Elephant Sculpture in Rome Keeps Losing the Tip of Its Tuskhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-famous-17th-century-elephant-sculpture-in-rome-keeps-losing-the-tip-of-its-tusk-180988248/Designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the statue holds an 18-foot-tall Egyptian obelisk on its back. The four-inch fragment of its tusk was found nearbyWed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-famous-17th-century-elephant-sculpture-in-rome-keeps-losing-the-tip-of-its-tusk-180988248/The National Gallery of Art Acquires 17th-Century Masterpiece by Baroque Painter Artemisia Gentileschihttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-national-gallery-of-art-acquired-17th-century-masterpiece-by-baroque-painter-artemisia-gentileschi-180988147/"Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy" is the gallery's first work by the Italian artist, who was one of the most influential female painters of her timeMon, 09 Feb 2026 17:59:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-national-gallery-of-art-acquired-17th-century-masterpiece-by-baroque-painter-artemisia-gentileschi-180988147/A Long-Forgotten 17th-Century Flemish Master Is Finally Getting the Attention She Deserveshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-long-forgotten-17th-century-flemish-master-is-finally-the-attention-she-deserves-180987433/For the first time, nearly all of Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier's works will be exhibited togetherThu, 02 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-long-forgotten-17th-century-flemish-master-is-finally-the-attention-she-deserves-180987433/The Mystery of the Small Dog in Rembrandt's Monumental Masterpiece 'The Night Watch' Has Officially Been Solvedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-mystery-of-the-small-dog-in-rembrandts-monumental-masterpiece-the-night-watch-has-officially-been-solved-180987399/When a curator spotted a strikingly similar image of a dog by a lesser-known Dutch artist, she wondered if it could have inspired the pup in Rembrandt's famous 1642 paintingThu, 25 Sep 2025 15:02:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-mystery-of-the-small-dog-in-rembrandts-monumental-masterpiece-the-night-watch-has-officially-been-solved-180987399/This Tiny Museum in Coastal Denmark Just Surpassed the Louvre in One Big Wayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-tiny-museum-in-coastal-denmark-just-surpassed-the-louvre-in-one-big-way-180987386/Following its latest acquisition, the Nivaagaard Collection has become a global leader in Renaissance and Baroque-period female paintersTue, 23 Sep 2025 17:29:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-tiny-museum-in-coastal-denmark-just-surpassed-the-louvre-in-one-big-way-180987386/Long-Lost Rubens Painting of Jesus Christ's Crucifixion Discovered in a Paris Mansionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/long-lost-rubens-painting-of-jesus-christs-crucifixion-discovered-in-a-paris-mansion-180987337/The Baroque artwork stopped an auctioneer in his tracks during a routine property visit. The newly discovered piece will go to auction in NovemberTue, 16 Sep 2025 16:29:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/long-lost-rubens-painting-of-jesus-christs-crucifixion-discovered-in-a-paris-mansion-180987337/Did Vermeer Make a Copy of His Own Painting? A New Exhibition Invites You to Be the Judgehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-vermeer-make-a-copy-of-his-own-painting-a-new-exhibition-invites-you-to-be-the-judge-180987282/Two nearly identical artworks, at least one of them by the renowned Dutch master, hang side-by-side for the first time in three centuriesThu, 04 Sep 2025 18:24:14 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-vermeer-make-a-copy-of-his-own-painting-a-new-exhibition-invites-you-to-be-the-judge-180987282/