Metal Blends Offer Clues to Picasso Sculptures’ History
Analysis of bronze and sheet metal sculptures reveals how, when and where works were cast
In Obama’s Official Portrait the Flowers Are Cultivated From the Past
Kehinde Wiley’s painting is full of historical art references says Kim Sajet, the director of the National Portrait Gallery
The Evolution of Jewish Identity Takes Center Stage at Revamped Jewish Museum Exhibition
The redesigned permanent exhibition highlights a rotating selection of artifacts spanning 4,000 years of history
How the Creators of Loving Vincent Brought the First Fully Painted Animated Film to Life
Vincent van Gogh’s swirling coats of paint really move in the Oscar-nominated film thanks to 62,450 original oil paintings
Researchers Uncover Hidden Details Beneath Picasso Painting
Using new imaging techniques, researchers reveal the secrets of the 1902 work “La Miséreuse Accroupie” (“The Crouching Beggar”)
Exhibition Cuts Into the Fascinating History of Scissors
Fashion and Textile Museum traces scissors’ role in life and death, fairy tales, crime and punk
What to Know About 5Pointz Graffiti Collective’s Big Win at Court
A federal judged ruled Monday on the whitewashing of the internationally known graffiti site by a New York developer
The Cleveland Museum of Art Wants You To Play With Its Art
The digital-savvy museum is using more than a dozen interactive games to collect data on how visitors digest artwork
One of the World’s Oldest “Crayons” Colors in Details of the Mesolithic World
An interdisciplinary team of archaeologists and physicists came together to discover the purpose of the ancient bit of sharpened red ochre
The Ugliest Sculpture Ever, Says the Portrait Gallery’s Director
A bizarre sculpture of a baby Hercules strangling two snakes set this art historian on a course of discovery
The Unsung Inspiration Behind the “Real” Rosie the Riveter
Historians pay tribute to the legacy of Naomi Parker Fraley, who died Saturday at 96. In 2015, she was linked, circumstantially, to the We Can Do It poster
How Science is Peeling Back the Layers of Ancient Lacquer Sculptures
These rare Buddhist artworks were found to contain traces of bone and blood
Speak Now: Reward for Biggest Art Heist in History Gets Cut in Half on New Year’s
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hoped the $10 million reward would shake loose new clues in the 27-year-old crime
Madame de Pompadour Was Far More Than a ‘Mistress’
Even though she was a keen politicker and influential patron, she’s been historically overlooked
30,000 Shards of Historic Stained Glass Found in Westminster Abbey’s Attic
The glass and other trash was excavated from depressions in the vaulted ceiling and are being made into new windows for the Abbey
Dive Through More Than 1,000 Dalí Paintings Online
Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation’s complete catalogue raisonné, which spans from 1910 to 1983, is sheer surrealist eye candy
Here’s Exactly How Shrunken Heads Are Made
A scientist’s visit to a Shuar elder in Ecuador reveals the secrets of the ceremonial tradition of head shrinking
Message From the Past Found Inside Spanish Statue of Jesus
A local chaplain wanted people from the future to know what crops his region grew, what games they played and what diseases they suffered
The Riveting Story of an American Icon
Rosie has a surprising history
Walt Disney’s First ‘Princess’ Was A Spunky Four-Year-Old
The silent ‘Alice Comedies’ ran from 1924 through 1927, predating Mickey
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