Art History
Why a Virginia Museum Wants to Display a Defaced Sculpture of Jefferson Davis
"Actually bringing that statue back to the spot where it was created has a unique power to it," says the Valentine's director
How the Handbag Became the Ultimate Fashion Accessory
An exhibition at the V&A in London traces the long history of the purse, from Elizabeth I's court to "Sex and the City"
Follow Dante Into Purgatory With Online Exhibition of 'Divine Comedy' Drawings
The Uffizi Gallery's digital show features 88 illustrations by 16th-century artist Federico Zuccari
This Polynesian Cruise Ship Has a Resident Tattoo Artist
Sailing between Tahiti and the Marquesas, Eddy Tata provides passengers with Polynesian-style tattoos based on their life stories
Women Artists Reflect on How They Helped Shape SoHo
A Smithsonian online event kicks off a new monthly series exploring the pioneering art films and videos made by women
Is This Religious Scene a Long-Overlooked El Greco Painting?
A team of Spanish scholars spent two years assessing the small-scale depiction of Christ carrying the cross
National Gallery of Art Adds 40 Works by Black Southern Artists to Its Collections
The "milestone" acquisition includes works by the Gee's Bend quilters, Thornton Dial, Nellie Mae Rowe and James "Son Ford" Thomas
Rare Rembrandt Biblical Scene Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction
In this intimate scene from Genesis, the artist depicts the moment that Abraham’s wife Sarah learns she will bear a son
The Top Ten Online Exhibitions of 2020
From a Smithsonian show on first ladies to Mexican muralists, Rembrandt and the making of the Met, these were some of our favorite virtual experiences
Take a Virtual Tour of the World's Largest Circular Tomb, Augustus' Mausoleum
The Roman landmark will reopen in 2021 after a 13-year restoration
Ninety Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2020
This year's most intriguing discoveries include an Aztec skull tower, fossilized footprints and Nazi shipwrecks
Statue of Civil Rights Activist Barbara Rose Johns Will Replace U.S. Capitol's Likeness of Robert E. Lee
Johns, whose efforts helped desegregate public schools, is set to represent Virginia in place of the Confederate general
The Surprisingly Radical History of Quilting
Works on display in an Ohio exhibition highlight political art by marginalized people
Top Ten Favorite Holiday Movies as Seen in American Art
What is cozier than watching old holiday movies on a chilly winter’s night? Pairing them up with favorite artworks from SAAM's collection, that’s what
Virginia Museum Will Lead Efforts to Reimagine Richmond Avenue Once Lined With Confederate Monuments
Governor Ralph Northam's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year earmarks $11 million for the project
A Cider-Can 'Camera' Captured Eight Years in a Single Photograph
The ethereal snapshot, recorded by a drink can left in an observatory for almost a decade, may be the longest-exposure image ever taken
$340,000 Surrealist Painting Found in Recycling Bin at German Airport
Authorities managed to recover the Yves Tanguy work—left behind by a businessman bound for Tel Aviv—before it was destroyed
Stunning Mosaic Found in England Shows Some Lived in Luxury During 'Dark Ages'
The fifth-century artwork suggests that the British Isles experienced a gradual, not sudden, decline following the Romans' departure
A 400-Year-Old Flemish Masterpiece Spent Decades Hiding in Plain Sight
Officials previously thought that the Jacob Jordaens painting, which hung in a Brussels town hall for 60 years, was a copy
Rosa Bonheur's Hyper-Realistic Animal Scenes Transfixed 19th-Century Europe
The Musée d'Orsay recently announced plans to dedicate a fall 2022 exhibition to the trailblazing French artist
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