Art History
These 2,000-Year-Old Needles, Still Sharp, Are the Oldest Tattooing Instruments Found in the Southwestern U.S.
Originally excavated in 1972, the pronged cactus-spine tool languished in storage for more than 40 years before its true purpose was recognized
Van Gogh Museum Suggests Artist’s Last Painting Has Long Been Misidentified
Experts argue that the abstract "Tree Roots" is a more likely candidate than the oft-cited "Wheatfield With Crows"
Why 150,000 Sculptures in the U.K. Are Being Digitized
The expansive campaign by Art U.K. wants open up a conversation on the medium
Why Is the Genie in ‘Aladdin’ Blue?
There’s a simple answer and a colonialist legacy for why the genie looks the way it does
New Exhibition Brings Marina Abramović to Life Via ‘Mixed’ Reality
The work places gallery visitors in dialogue with a three-dimensional digital version of the legendary performance artist
113 Museums Transformed Illustrations From Their Collections Into Free Coloring Pages
This year's #ColorOurCollections campaign features fantastical drawings of mythical flora and fauna, grotesque medical sketches
80,000 Watercolor Portraits (and Counting) Paint a Pre-Photography Picture of the Planet
The Watercolour World enables users to compare historical paintings with contemporary images of landscapes
Interactive Map Renders Women's Cultural Contributions to French Capital Visible
The evolving project highlights landmarks in Paris that were “financed, imagined or made by women”
Revealed: Leonardo da Vinci's Reddish-Brown Thumbprint
The inky impression made on an anatomical drawing of a woman will go on view to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the artist's death
Remembering the Forgotten Female Artists of Vienna
New exhibition draws on works by around 60 women who lived and worked between 1900 and 1938
Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' Is No Longer Cleared for Takeoff
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam's version has been deemed too fragile to travel
This Spring, Dalí Museum Visitors Will Be Welcomed by AI Version of the Artist Himself
A surreal(ist) encounter, indeed
This New Art Museum Is Housed Inside of a Swiss Cave
The brainchild of Polish art collector Grażyna Kulczyk, Muzeum Susch is a gallery "with a disruptive outlook”
Rembrandt Used Unexpected Ingredient to Create His Signature Technique
New analysis shows the Dutch master added lead carbonate plumbonacrite to his impasto mix
Five Events to Watch For as Germany Celebrates 100 Years of the Bauhaus Movement
Bauhaus 100 looks back—and forward—to the movement that united formal art and craftsmanship in functional, streamlined designs
Possible Michelangelo Painting Disappears From a Belgian Church Days Before Authentication
Pastor Jan Van Raemdonck had observed similarities between the canvas and a 1538 sketch by the Old Master
College Basketball Player Lends a Limb to Armless Roman Statue
The 6-foot-9 forward for North Carolina State University posed for a 3-D reconstruction of the sculpture’s missing arm
Celebrate the Art of Scrapbooking With This New York Exhibition
The show at the Walther Collection Project Space features more than 20 volumes filled with quotidian images, scribbled notes and miscellaneous ephemera
Sorry, the Mona Lisa Is Not Looking at You
A new study suggests the famous painting's eyes don't follow viewers around the room but are looking off to their right instead
Basquiat Painting Has Hidden Black-Light Images
An art conservator found the arrows on an untitled 1981 work and believes there may be more "secret" imagery hidden away on other works
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