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At 82, the pathbreaking painter known for stylized figurative works has never been in more demand
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The Measure of Genius: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel at 500
Half a millennium later, the story of the painting of the Sistine Chapel is as fascinating as Michelangelo’s masterpiece itself
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Jan Lievens: Out of Rembrandt’s Shadow
A new exhibition re-establishes Lievens’ reputation as an old master, after centuries of being eclipsed by his friend and rival
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For Vincent Van Gogh, fantasy and reality merged after dark in some of his most enduring paintings, as a new exhibition reminds us
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The artist sketched American wildlife for Europe’s high society, educating them on the creatures living among the unexplored lands
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Andy Warhol’s political portraits anticipated today’s blurred boundaries between public office and stardom
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On the artist’s innovative spirit
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Winslow Homer took watercolors to new levels. A Chicago exhibition charts the elusive New Englander’s mastery
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Did Winslow Homer have a broken heart?
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A high-tech investigation helps explain Winslow Homer’s staying power
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Whether denouncing France’s art establishment or challenging Napoleon III, Gustave Courbet never held back
A retrospective of artist John Alexander’s work debuted at the American Art Museum in December and travels next to Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts
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With an eye for despoiled landscapes, Lisa Sanditz captures the sublime
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A new exhibition offers insights into the Mexican painter’s private life
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Hopper: The Supreme American Realist of the 20th-Century
Mystery. Longing. A whole new way of seeing. A stunning retrospective reminds us why the enigmatic American artist retains his power
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Contemporary artist Maggie Michael shakes up abstract painting by giving control a chance
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One wondered how an artist brings paint to life. The other showed him
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Astonishing brushwork, wrinkles-and-all honesty, deep compassion. What’s the secret of his enduring genius?
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Master painter Rembrandt was also a talented draftsman and printmaker
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An Interview with Stephanie Dickey, author of “Rembrandt at 400”
Stephanie Dickey discusses Rembrandt’s ambition and what it was like to see the paintings in person
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