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The 85-Year-Old Living Inside Her Own Art Installation (How I Live in London)
"Don't wear beige... it could kill you." That's the first piece of advice Sue Kreitzman gave.
The Arnolfini Portrait (1434)
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck has baffled art historians ever since it was painted in 1434. It has been dissected and analysed, maybe more than any other painting in history, and in the process, become even more mysterious.
Man at His Bath (1884): Gustave Caillebotte’s Bold Masterpiece
Explore Gustave Caillebotte’s Man at His Bath (1884), a groundbreaking painting that challenged artistic conventions with its intimate realism.
Salvador Dalí's Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus): Faith Meets the Fourth Dimension
Explore Salvador Dalí's 1954 masterpiece Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus), where religion, mathematics, and surrealism converge.
The Sculpture That SHOCKED the Catholic Church for 400 Years
Discover the controversy behind Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, the stunning Baroque sculpture that shocked viewers inside a Roman church.
Nobody Noticed What Was Hiding At The Bottom Of This Sculpture For 400 Years
Explore Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Pluto and Proserpina, the dramatic Baroque sculpture capturing motion, emotion, and mythological power in marble.
Cody Tarantino and the “Infinite Sketchbook” That’s Captivating the Internet
There’s a new kind of artist turning heads—and stopping scrolls—and his name is Cody Tarantino. Recently featured on Tamron Hall Show, Tarantino has gone viral for what many are calling the “infinite sketchbook”—a deceptively simple idea that unfolds into...
Exhibition Tour—Raphael: Sublime Poetry
Join Carmen Bambach, Marica F. and Jan T. Vilcek Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints, and Daniel Kershaw, Exhibition Design Manager, and Caroline Elenowitz-Hess, Research Associate, to virtually explore Raphael: Sublime Poetry, on view at The...
The Sublime Perfection of Raphael
Raphael, one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance, is now the subject of the first comprehensive exhibition of his work ever in the United States, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
George Washington Carver’s Secret Life as an Artist
George Washington Carver was many things over his lifetime: a student, a teacher, an artist, a researcher, an environmentalist, a pianist, an inventor.
South Jersey Artist Uses Dolls to Start Conversations About Black Identity and Culture
Artist Kimberly Camp uses handmade dolls to address identity, culture and the African American experience through her exhibit at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey.
Theaster Gates on the Artist’s Ties to Hometown Chicago
Working out of an old airplane parts factory, the internationally-acclaimed artist Theaster Gates has refused to fit inside a box – from creating works out of discarded objects, to making paintings out of tar.
Gustav Klimt’s Medicine: The Controversial Painting That Shocked Vienna
Explore Gustav Klimt’s Medicine, a bold, controversial painting that challenged science, morality, and art at the turn of the 20th century.
Maudie Lewis: The Folk Artist Who Painted Happiness
The inspiring story of Maud “Maudie” Lewis, the self-taught Canadian folk artist who turned hardship into colorful paintings of joy and wonder.
Inside a Texas Studio Where Brooms Are More Than Tools
Tucked away in a small Texas studio, an ancient craft is quietly being kept alive, one broom at a time.