Painting
Astronomy Offers Fresh Look at Vermeer's 'View of Delft'
Analysis of sunlight and shadows suggests the Dutch masterpiece portrays the city around 8 a.m. in early September 1659 or 1658
Abandoned Artwork Discovered Beneath Pablo Picasso Painting
The artist, who regularly reused canvases, covered a neoclassical still life with a Cubist one
Centuries-Old Paintings Help Researchers Track Food Evolution
Art inadvertently documents the domestication of carrots, wheat, watermelon and other culinary delights
National Gallery of Art Acquires Its First Painting by a Native American Artist
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith's work addresses questions of identity and appropriation
Why Scholars Are Skeptical of Claimed Rediscovery of Lost Frida Kahlo Masterpiece
"The Wounded Table," a 1940 work by the Mexican painter, disappeared 65 years ago
Botched Art Restoration Renders Virgin Mary Unrecognizable
The failed makeover—one of several to surface in Spain in recent years—has prompted calls for stricter regulation of the field
U.K. Museum Reimagines Classic Art With Face Masks
The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge has released greeting cards of six paintings adapted for this "most unusual year"
After Hundreds of Years, Unknown Woman in Tudor Portrait Identified as Mary Boleyn
New evidence suggests the painting depicts Anne Boleyn's older sister, the one-time mistress of Henry VIII
Humidity Is a Nightmare for 'The Scream'
Moisture in the air—not light—has made the yellow pigments in Edvard Munch's masterpiece degrade
Explore a Hyper-Resolution Rendering of Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch' Online
More than 500 individual photographs make up the new image of the Dutch artist's 17th-century masterpiece
See How Artists Have Turned Farm Silos Into Stunning Giant Murals
The projects are helping Australia's drought-stricken rural towns find new life as outdoor art galleries
Researchers Reveal Hidden Details in Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'
New scans revealed the figure's now-faded eyelashes and green backdrop, but her identity remains a mystery
How Andy Warhol Came to Paint Campbell's Soup Cans
He was talented and prosperous, but the young visionary worried the art world had left him behind. Then he discovered soup
This Museum Is Asking People to Remake Famous Artworks With Household Items
The Getty Museum hopes its social media challenge will spark inspiration amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Shuttered Museums Use Social Media to Share Bouquets of Floral Artwork
Hundreds of museums are participating in an online attempt to spread joy as COVID-19 keeps their galleries empty
Thieves Steal Three Precious Artworks From Oxford Gallery
Together, the paintings—including one by Anthony van Dyck—could be worth around £10 million if sold on the open market
Once Attributed to a Male Artist, 'David and Goliath' Painting Identified as the Work of Artemisia Gentileschi
Conservation efforts uncovered the Baroque artist's signature along the hilt of David's sword
Spotlighting the Forgotten Women of the Surrealist Movement
A new show reveals how Frida Kahlo, Meret Oppenheim and other women artists probed questions of femininity, autonomy and politics
How the U.S. Government Deployed Grandma Moses Overseas in the Cold War
In 1950, an exhibition of the famed artist's paintings toured Europe in a promotional campaign of American culture
Why Are the Vibrant Colors of 'The Scream' Fading?
New analysis explores why unstable synthetic pigments in the painting are changing color from yellow to white
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