Art History
Looking Beyond Surrealist Artist Meret Oppenheim's Famous Furry Teacup
A new exhibition highlights the dazzling breadth of the 20th-century painter, sculptor and photographer's oeuvre
Hans Holbein's Portraits Defined—and Immortalized—Tudor England's Elite
An exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum features some of the painter's most famous portraits of power players in Henry VIII's court
The Unheralded Women Scribes Who Brought Medieval Manuscripts to Life
A new book by scholar Mary Wellesley spotlights the anonymous artisans behind Europe's richly illuminated volumes
Singer and Artist Solange Debuts Free Library of Rare Books by Black Authors
Readers in the U.S. can borrow 50 titles, including collections of poems by Gwendolyn Brooks and Langston Hughes and a sci-fi novel by Octavia Butler
Who Is the Enslaved Child in This Portrait of Yale University's Namesake?
Scholars have yet to identify the young boy, but new research offers insights on his age and likely background
Statue of Pre-Hispanic Woman Will Replace Columbus Sculpture in Mexico City
The towering likeness is an oversized replica of a 15th- or 16th-century limestone artwork discovered earlier this year
Rare 18th-Century Drawing by Rococo Artist Tiepolo Discovered in English Estate's Attic
"Wrapped in bubble wrap" and forgotten, the artwork had collected dust in one of Weston Hall's nine attics for decades
A.I. Digitally Resurrects Trio of Lost Gustav Klimt Paintings
Viewers can explore the works, newly restored to lush greens, blues, pinks and golds, through a Google Arts and Culture hub
A Peek Behind the Curtain of Hirshhorn's Largest Artwork Ever
After wrapping the museum's historic building in a huge, playful painting, Swiss artist Nicolas Party reveals what he hid in plain sight
The Untold Story of van Gogh's Once-Maligned Masterpiece, 'The Potato Eaters'
An exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum spotlights the artist’s dynamic depiction of peasant life—a painting that critics hated and he loved
The Revolutionary Portraiture of Hung Liu
For this large-scale retrospective of the Asian American artist, who died this summer, east meets west in an exquisite collision
Hidden Sketch Reveals a More Traditional Version of Edvard Munch's Sensual 'Madonna'
A chance discovery suggests the woman's provocative pose was originally somewhat subdued
Major Barbara Kruger Exhibition Spills Out Into the Streets of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago's new show adorns the city's buses, trains, billboards and more with the feminist artist's creations
These Stunning Artworks Capture the Resilience—and Defiance—of Black Lives Matter
At NMAAHC's new show "Reckoning" Bisa Butler’s vivid Harriet Tubman joins works from Amy Sherald, Jean-Michel Basquiat and other prominent visual artists
Display of 100 Renaissance Portraits Underscores Humans' Enduring Desire to Be Remembered
An exhibition at the Rijksmuseum unites two early likenesses of African men in Europe, among other 15th- and 16th-century masterpieces
Colonial-Era Papers Stolen From Mexico's National Archive Return Home
The documents, many of which are directly linked to conquistador Hernán Cortés, were smuggled out of the country and auctioned in the U.S.
National Cathedral to Replace Confederate-Themed Stained Glass With Art Dedicated to Racial Justice
Artist Kerry James Marshall will create two new windows for the historic Washington, D.C. church
Mexico's Ancient Inhabitants Moved Land and Bent Rivers to Build Teotihuacán
Architects of the Mesoamerican city transformed the landscape in ways that continue to impact modern development today, a new study finds
Baroque Masterpiece Spent Six Decades Hidden in Plain Sight
Art historian Tom Ruggio was visiting a church in New York when he spotted the long-overlooked religious painting
Newly Identified Vincent van Gogh Drawing Goes on View for the First Time
The Dutch Impressionist created the pencil sketch in 1882
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