Art History
Scientists Use Laser Paintbrush to Craft Mini Version of van Gogh's 'Starry Night'
The colorful "brushstrokes" are "reversible, rewritable [and] erasable," says scholar Galina Odintsova
Three Craft Artists Explain How Art and Sustainability Come Together in Their Work
Smithsonian’s prestigious annual craft show opens online April 24; the nation’s top artists gather in the spirit of optimism
Trove of African Modernist Masterpieces Spent Decades Hidden in Rural Scotland
A two-year research project identified 12 overlooked paintings, drawings and prints by pioneering 20th-century artists
Why Did This Picasso Painting Deteriorate Faster Than Its Peers?
Study examines how animal glue, canvases, layers of paint and chemicals interacted to produce cracks in one work but not in others
Why the Cape Town Fire Is a Devastating Loss for South African Cultural Heritage
The inferno destroyed much of the University of Cape Town's special collections, including rare books, films, photographs and records
Sweeping Survey Unites Works by 100 Women Artists of the Past Century
An ongoing exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, features 200 paintings, sculptures, ceramics and more
How an Art Exhibition in Breonna Taylor's Hometown Honors Her Life and Impact
The Louisville show is organized around three overarching themes proposed by Taylor's mother: promise, witness and remembrance
These Out-of-Focus Paintings Put a Contemporary Spin on Traditional Portraiture
A new exhibition in London showcases the Miaz Brothers' radical subversion of Old Master classics
Scientists Used A.I. to Recreate a Landscape Hidden Beneath a Picasso Painting
Physical reconstructions of the early 20th-century depiction of Barcelona are now on sale for $11,111.11 each
Baroque Painting Almost Sold for €1,500 May Be a Caravaggio Worth Millions
Spanish authorities halted the sale after identifying "sufficient stylistic and documentary evidence" linking the work to the Old Master
Five Things to Know About the Gardner Museum Heist—the Biggest Art Theft in Modern History
In 1990, two thieves made off with a $500 million cache of art by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and more. Three decades later, the works remain missing
How Los Angeles Plans to Preserve the City's Black Cultural Heritage
Just 3 percent of L.A.'s historic landmarks commemorate African American history. A new three-year project hopes to change that
Newly Discovered Gainsborough Portrait Reveals Likeness of Overlooked Composer
The acclaimed British artist's painting of Czech musician Antonín Kammel may be worth upward of $1.3 million
This Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Spent Centuries Hidden From Public View
The 17th-century portrait of Lucretia is set to go on view at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles
Why These Five Women Changemakers in American Art Deserve Reconsideration
A rising scholar of equality issues in American Art dives into the Smithsonian collections to find dynamic stories for her upcoming webcomic series
In Search of the Authentic Ernest Hemingway
Take a deep-dive into the story behind this rarely published Smithsonian portrait of the legendary writer
A Swindler Almost Sold These Forged 'Masterpieces' for $14.7 Million
Spanish authorities halted the sale of the three works, which were falsely attributed to El Greco, Modigliani and Goya
Illustrator Jessica Esch Fell Down a 'Rabbit Hole' and Hasn't Emerged Yet
During the pandemic, the Archives of American Art provided refuge and a place for artistic inspiration
Men Have Feared Women for Millennia. Just Look at the Monsters of Greek Mythology
A new collection of essays considers how the villainous women of classical antiquity, from Medusa to the Sphinx, resonate in contemporary Western society
How Alice Neel's Revolutionary Portraits Put People First
A new show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art features 100 of the American artist's paintings, drawings and watercolors
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