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Johannes Vermeer, detail of Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

The Life and Art of Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer, born in October 1632, grew up and spent most of his life in the Netherlandish city of Delft. Though his name faded after his death in 1675, his work was ‘rediscovered’ in the…

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Features

Matt Johnson, Untitled (Swan), 2016.

Public Art’s Major Role on a University Campus

Lois Dodd, Two Red Drapes and Part of a White Sheet, 1981

Then and Now: Two Artists in Perspective

Daniel's Brain, Sagittal MRI view of a neurologist's MRI. Courtesy Elizabeth Jameson

Neuroaesthetics: How Art is Scientifically Proven to Help Brain Health

Olympia by Edouard Manet

The Feline Companion in Manet’s Olympia

Hilton Als

Hilton Als: The Pulitzer Winning Critic Discusses the Art of Curating

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Renaissance

Chalk portrait of Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni, circa 1621

The Dark Red Drama of Caravaggio

We Asked an AI What it Thought About Art. Here's What it Told Us

The Last Supper From Leonardo da Vinci to David LaChapelle

Sculpture

Phyllida Barlow, 2022 © Phyllida Barlow Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Photo: Elon Schoenholz

Phyllida Barlow, Creator of "Non-Monumental" Sculpture, Dies at 78

Hellenistic Sculpture: Realist Art in Ancient Greece

The Art of Snow and Ice: Depictions Throughout Art History

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

Photography

William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows exhibition at The Broad, Los Angeles, November 12, 2022 – April 9, 2023.

In Conversation with William Kentridge

Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear

Photographing Vietnam: The First & Last Uncensored War

Auction

Pablo Picasso, Fillette au bateau (Maya), 1938, oil on canvas, Courtesy Sotheby’s

Cubist Portrait of Picasso’s Daughter Could Fetch Over $15 Million

Phillips 20th Century Evening Auction Brings in Record-Breaking Sales

Standout Art Auctions to Watch Fall 2022

Design

2003 Unbearable: Y2K Fashion is More Problematic than You Remember

Recognizing Disney Costume Designer Alice Davis

SCAD at Design Miami/

Asian Art

Radha and Hindu God Krishna Celebrating the Festival Holi (1800-1810). ink and color on paper.

Colors as Transgression in the Holi Festival

India's Statue of Unity is the World’s Tallest Statue, Here's Its Story

The Art of the Chinese New Year

Latin American Art

Melchor Pérez Holguín, Pietà (detail), Bolivia, c. 1720.

Why the LACMA’s “Archive of the World” Catalogue Matters

Neo-Concretism: the short-lived but influential art movement

Pre-Columbian Latin America: The Chavín of Ancient Peru

Modern Art

J.M.W Turner, Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway (1844). Oil on canvas, 91 × 121.8 cm (36 × 48.0 in). National Gallery, London

J.M.W. Turner: Britain's Greatest Maritime Painter

Who was Georges Seurat?

The Life and Art of Edgar Degas

Gallery

Larry Gagosian and Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York, 1983, Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

As Gagosian Looks Ahead, Let’s Look Back

Celebrate Veterans Day Weekend With The NC Veteran Art Show

Ugandan Artist Acaye Kerunen's Storytelling of Heritage

Black Artists

Hilton Als

Hilton Als: The Pulitzer Winning Critic Discusses the Art of Curating

12 African American Artists You Should Know More About

A Look into the Harlem Renaissance

Contemporary Art

Theaster Gates, Black Madonna, 2017. Bronze and tar, 58 x 26 x 21 in.

Theaster Gates: Young Lords and Their Traces

9 Indigenous Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram

SCAD Unveils Promenade de Sculptures in Provence

Antiques

courtesy of the Wagner Free Institute of Science overview shot of the gallery, which was taken professionally by David Graham

Wagner Science Museum: Step into 1855 with Contemporary Courses

How Money Laundering Works In The Art World

The Cabinet of Curiosities & Colonialism

Museum

The Philadelphia Show

The 61st Edition of the Philadelphia Show

Bisa Butler on the Magic of Quilting

Saving Italian Art from World War II Destruction

Women Artists

National Mall aerial view, Wikimedia Commons

Smithsonian Announces $55 Million Gift to American Women’s History Museum

Saartjie Baartman, Victorians, and the Bustle's Hidden History

5 Pioneering Women in Archaeology

Drawing

Paul Sandby, A Lady Copying at a Drawing Table, 1765. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.

The History of Copying Art: A Learning Tool or a Cheat?

How Santa Claus Has Changed Throughout History

The Doodle: Art by Famous Non-Artists

Indigenous Art

"The fallen Christopher Columbus statue outside the Minnesota State Capitol after a group led by American Indian Movement members tore it down in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 10, 2020."

What’s the Deal with Christopher Columbus Monuments?

Evolving Perspectives on Quilts as Folk Art

See Steve Martin’s Contemporary Indigenous Australian Artwork

Fair

Art Basel in Miami Beach 2022, Courtesy Art Basel

What to See at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022

Jill Bokor Speaks About the Upcoming Salon Art + Design Fair

Scenes From The 2022 Boston International Fine Art Show

Painting

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Moulin Rouge, 1892:95, Oil on Canvas, The Art Institute of Chicago

Green in the 19th Century: A Cultural History

Meet the Femme Fragile, the Femme Fatale's Counterpart

8 Artists Who Took Their Mothers' Names

Ancient Art

Two ceramic figurines from graves in western Mexico that show two heavily tattooed individuals. Photo: Detroit Institute of Arts.

The Art and Archeology of Tattoo

Explaining the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Consider this Before Buying an Ancient Coin Necklace or Jewelry