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covid-19 propaganda-inspired poster, image of 3 healthcare workers in PPE, with text "for you! for them! for us! victory begins at home"

WWII Propaganda Inspires COVID Hygiene Posters

Many artists have taken inspiration from this war with contagion and decided to contribute to the hygiene awareness campaigns in their countries and beyond.

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Features

Gustave Klimt, Park at Kammer Castle, 1909.

The Lush Solace of Gustav Klimt’s Landscapes

The crumbling walls of Babylon.

The Impact of Climate Change on Our Cultural Heritage

Lara Bohinc, Derriere Chair

Sensuality Is ‘Enthroned’ in Jessica Silverman’s Women-Inspired Design Show

Luis-rey Velasco, Confirmation, Raising of the Candles, 2005

Documenting the Unseen in the Photography of Luis-rey Velasco

Flora Yukhnovich, She Herself Is a Haunted House, 2023.

The Monstrous Feminine in Flora Yukhnovich’s Luscious Canvases at the Ashmolean

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Women Artists

Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun

10 Fearless Women Artists Throughout History

Georgia O'Keeffe's Early Works Reveal Her Greatness

Why Rosa Bonheur's "Horse Fair" is a Masterpiece of Realism

Antiques

Euros bills hanging to dry on a clothes line

How Money Laundering Works In The Art World

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

Creature Comfort: Animal Art in the Home

Design

Under the Surface, Curated by Accurat, Design Group, Italia and Emiliano Ponzi (Salotto NYC), International Bathroom Exhibition, Pavillion 10

Function & Aesthetics are Evolving at Milan Design Week 2024

How the Most Precise Bombing Run of WWII Saved Florence's Masterpieces

Restoring The Frick Collection’s Historic Fifth Avenue Home

Photography

a woman in a pink bikini and sunglasses sits in a lawn chair in front of her home at night

Christmas Lights: Photographing a Very American Tradition

What You Don't Know About the World’s Oldest Photograph

Developing Magic: Unlocking the Secrets of Darkrooms

Drawing

Norman Rockwell's Santa

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

The Mystical Tradition: Drawings of Memory and Mystery at the Drawing Center

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

Contemporary Art

Fountain in David H. Koch Plaza on Fifth Avenue at the entrance of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York, NY

The Best Art Museum in All 50 U.S. States 2024

10 Highlights from the Whitney Biennial 2024

11 Contemporary Black Artists You Should Know

Renaissance

French newspaper Excelsior proclaims,"The Mona Lisa has returned," January 1, 1914.

7 Shocking Incidents of Mona Lisa Vandalism & Theft

Trial Begins in Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev's Case Against Sotheby's

A Brief History of the Female Nude: From Willendorf to Kardashian

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

Museum

Dodecahedron on display at the National Civil War Centre, Newark Museum. 2023. Courtesy of Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group.

Archaeologists Uncover Mysterious Ancient Roman Dodecahedron

10 Must-See Works at the Dallas Museum of Art

Exploring 30 Years of Nicole Eisenman’s Rich Figurative Work

Gallery

Clare Rojas' "The Stallion", 2024, Oil on linen, Courtesy of Jessica Silverman

A Motif Exhibition from Clare Rojas, Belle of the Balls

Rachel Jones’ Abstract Psychic Landscape of Teeth and Color

Experience the Weightlessness of Richard Hunt's Early Works at White Cube

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

Auction

Portrait of Fräulein Lieser, unsigned. Painted by Gustav Klimt in 1917.

A Rediscovered Klimt Painting Goes to Auction In Vienna

Elton John Sales of Art and Memorabilia Bring in $20.5 Million

Jeff Koons Sends Sculptures to the Moon and More News

Indigenous Art

Archie Moore, Australia Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024, image by Andrea Rossetti.

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

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

9 Indigenous Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram

Sculpture

footprints in the snow make a geometric pattern by artist Simon Beck

The Art of Snow and Ice: Depictions Throughout Art History

5 Art Restoration Fails That Will Blow Your Mind

10 Stunning Prehistoric Sculptures from The Met's Collection

Fair

Installation view, Everything Precious is Fragile, 2024, Pavilion of Benin, 60th International Art Exhibition–La Biennale di Venezia. Moufouli Bello, détails "Egbe Modjisola", 2024

10 Must-See National Pavilions in the 2024 Venice Biennale

The Louvre Is Still the World's Most Visited Museum, and More News

7 Artists to Watch at Frieze LA

Ancient Art

Unknown, Headdress Ornament, 1st–7th century. Made in Colombia, Calima (Yotoco). Gold. 8 1/2 × 11 1/2 ×1 1/4 in. (21.6 × 29.2 × 3.2 cm). The Met. Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1966, 1977. 66.196.24.

A Brief Look at Sun Symbolism Through Art History

The Metropolitan Museum to Return Cambodian Artifacts Tied to Looting

Carthage: The Real Story of an Ancient Lost City

Asian Art

Leonardo da Vinci, Annunciation, c. 1472.

The Golden Ratio Revealed in 7 Masterpieces

'Beyond Bollywood' Brings Together 2000 Years of Dance in Art

Colors as Transgression in the Holi Festival

Black Artists

Beauford Delaney painitng

12 African American Artists You Should Know More About

Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Gains Support to Become a Historic Site

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

Modern Art

museum of modern art exterior

Discovering MoMA: 10 Surprising Facts About the Museum of Modern Art

Explore Claude Monet's Iconic Garden at Giverny

Peggy Guggenheim: The Last Dogaressa

Painting

van gogh painting of two small fishing boats on a river in spring with a bridge in the background

The Art of Spring: 10 Paintings to Mark this Season

Mural by Paul Cézanne Discovered in the Artist's Childhood Home

10 Terrifying Artworks from Art History