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A Multi-Faceted Delacroix at the Met

Painting brilliantly colored works with emotive physicality, Eugène Delacroix was a defining artist of French Romanticism. His first comprehensive retrospective in North America, the Metropolitan…

Astonishing Works By Lost Pre-Raphaelite Master At Sotheby's

The upcoming sale of Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art…

A&O Events Calendar

Features

Campesinos (Peasants), 1953, John Wilson (American, 1922–2015), Oil on paper, mounted on board. Private collection, Boston. Estate of John Wilson.

What’s Online Spring 2025: Art & Object Magazine

Sun Yitian

What’s Online Winter 2025: Art & Object Magazine

Faux Mogao caves assembled for the 2016 show at the Getty Center.

Visiting Dunhuang: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Library Cave

Installation view, ‘Jennifer Rochlin. Paintings on Clay,’ Hauser & Wirth New York, 22nd Street, 2 May 2024 – 12 July 2024. © Jennifer Rochlin

What’s Online Fall 2024: Art & Object Magazine

Sungsic MOON 문성식, Summer Night 여름밤, 2022.

Denver Art Museum Showcases the Politics of Korean Ceramics

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Asian Art

Installation view of Qi Baishi: Inspiration In Ink, at the Asian Art Museum

Qi Baishi’s Inspiration in Ink: A Culturally Immersive Experience

David Castillo Gallery Showcases Asian Art Through “Alien/ΛᄂIΣП”

What is Kawaii Art?

Sculpture

Third Way, oil and acrylic paint, putty, shellac on canvas, 2023

A Multimedia Art Talk with Jim Shrosbree

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Highlights Inuit Cultural Identity

Highlights from Frieze Los Angeles 2025

Museum

Christina Ramberg, Untitled (Hair), 1968, Acrylic on Masonite, in artist's hand painted wood frame, 17.8 × 51.5 cm (7×20 1/4 in.)

Fashioning Christina Ramberg’s Paintings

MoMA Names Christophe Cherix as New Director

Stepping into the Mind of Michelangelo at the Muscarelle Museum

Photography

Anastasia Samoylova, Construction in South Beach I, 2018.

These Photographers Stunningly Capture Climate Change

Developing Magic: Unlocking the Secrets of Darkrooms

Christmas Lights: Photographing a Very American Tradition

Women Artists

Albrecht Durer Self-portraits through the years.

Artists Who Were Child Prodigies Throughout History

Maxine Albro Frescoes Uncovered After 90 Years

An Art Talk With Fiber Artist Consuelo J. Underwood

Modern Art

Berthe Morisot, Woman at Her Toilette, 1875-1880

11 Lesser-Known Women Artists from Art History

Cultural Stays: The Prince Kitano & The Arlo Hotels as NYC Art Destinations

Tensions Rise Between David Zwirner and The Hilma af Klint Foundation

Contemporary Art

The stage four exhibition Milan Design Week 2021. License

A Brief History of Milan Design Week

Highlights from ARCOmadrid 2025

The Bold Return of Abstract Art

Fair

Courtesy of Art Basel

Highlights from Art Basel Hong Kong 2025

Exploring Zona Maco & Feria Material at Mexico City Art Week

New Art in Japan: Highlights from Art Collaboration Kyoto and Art Week Tokyo

Latin American Art

Frida Stays Forever, 2020. License

Director Carla Gutierrez Examines Frida Kahlo’s Life Through Film

8 Latin American Artists You Should Know More About

ARTBO Celebrates 20 Years of Colombian Art

Black Artists

Amy Sherald, American Grit, 2024. Oil on linen, 95 × 76 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (241.3 × 194.3 × 6.35 cm).

The Whitney Reintroduces Amy Sherald: The New Miss Americana

Jamel Robinson’s Solo Exhibition on Grief and Survival

12 African American Artists You Should Know More About

Painting

Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. March 30, 2025 to September 7, 2025, Ann and Graham Gund Gallery

A Revisioning of Van Gogh’s Portraiture at MFA Boston

A Compilation of Sketches in "Picasso: The Royan Notebooks"

Keita Morimoto Captures Urban Nightscapes in To Nowhere and Back

Gallery

Almine Rech UES - Joël Andrianomearisoa's MIRACLE installation image.

Joël Andrianomearisoa’s Miracle Textiles at Almine Rech

The Farnese Collection is Back in Rome

The Craft and Activism In Joyce Wieland’s Visual Art

LGBTQ Artists

8 - self-portrait in the afternoon light, january 2019, puberty

Preview Laurence Philomene’s Masterful Monograph: "Puberty"

Eisenman’s Paintings Back in NYC Art Scene at Hauser & Wirth

6 Art World Events for Pride 2022

Indigenous Art

Benjamin West, The Battle of La Hogue, c. 1778. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

History Painting: An Art Genre or the Manipulation of Truth?

Painting a Narrative with Julie Buffalohead at Jessica Silverman

An Ode To The Woven Arts At 2024 Venice Biennale Golden Lion Awards

Antiques

Michela Cattai, Naturalia Hydrangea

Maison Gerard Celebrates 50 Years With Historic Art Deco Pieces on View

Remembering Sanford Smith: Art Lover, Collector, and Businessman

7 Art Auctions in May & June 2024 You Won't Want to Miss

Ancient Art

Reproduction of Lascaux artwork in Lascaux II

What Does Cave Art Tell Us About Early Humans?

Stuart Handler’s New Art History Book is a Cultural Treasure Trove

The U.S. Returns $80 Million Worth of Stolen Artifacts to Italy

Renaissance

Angel on left, Mary on right. Lines in painting create a sort of golden ratio

How Artists Used The Golden Ratio To Create Masterpieces

The Mona Lisa: A Brief History of da Vinci's Famous Painting

Bronze Cast of Da Vinci’s Last Known Beeswax Maquette Priced at $100 Million

Auction

Sample Generative Artwork Shown, Alexander Reben (B. 1985) Untitled Robot Painting, Estimate: $100 – 1,728,000

Artists Protest First Ever AI Art Auction at Christie's

Locals Outraged Over Sotheby's Sale of Historic Island

A Lost Camille Claudel Sculpture Now Set to Go To Auction

Drawing

Features many repeated words, each circled. Also an arrow and a face.

The Doodle: Art by Famous Non-Artists

John Wilson’s Art Explores Humanity and Activism at the MFA Boston

The History of Santa Claus: Tracing the Evolution of a Beloved Icon

Design

Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. License

Santa Maria Maggiore: Pope Francis' Final Resting Place

Behind the Recent Restorations in Rome

The Creative Directorial Design Behind Björk’s Concert Film