Art

Exploring the styles of artists in combination with different subjects to see how Midjourney behaves.

Putting together the first authorized exhibition in 14 years of works by the anonymous street artist Banksy required extensive planning and a cover story to hide its true identity until it opened, unannounced, in Glasgow this summer. Correspondent Seth Do...

Learn how colors react differently based on what is around them.

These seven kinetic sculptures are more than just what you’re used to seeing in a museum. They move, or require you to move, for viewers to really understand what they’re looking at. From the Statue of Franz Kafka in Prague to the Kinetic Rain installatio...

Arguably the world’s most famous artist, what do we really know about Vincent van Gogh? We’ve all heard about the sunflowers, the ear-cutting, the madness, the suicide. But what is the truth behind the legend? In this BBC art documentary, critic Waldemar...

Most expensive paintings ever sold!

Born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, Monet is perhaps the most famous of the Impressionist painters. His paintings of water lilies are his most famous and hang in galleries and museums all over the world.

Japanese noh theatre has over 650 years of continuous performance history, making it the oldest theatre form with this status in the world. Noh is the embodiment of seven centuries of Japanese culture and society, embedded it its history, art, music, danc...

This video provides a glimpse into Dali’s life and shares the journey visitors will take when visiting The Dali Museum – a serene and surreal place dedicated to the work of Salvador Dali and to the spirit of discovery and innovation he inspires. Located...

You've probably been to a Halloween party where someone came dressed up as Salvador Dali? And everybody knew who he was, right? But how did this famous surrealist artist become so iconic and so easily recognizable? And was Dali really this big artistic ge...

Discover the science behind Leonardo da Vinci's masterpieces—and Mona Lisa's iconic smile.

Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate the origins of two paintings by unknown artists dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries, which unusually for the period, depict black subjects. One is a portrait of Dido Belle, a famous former slave adopted into...

500 years after Leonardo da Vinci's death, a look back at the search for the artist's lost painting, "The Battle of Anghiari"

Watch a video showing the conservation of a Michelangelo drawing on loan from Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford, in preparation for the exhibition Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer. Marjorie Shelley, Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge o...

This video demonstrates important acrylic painting techniques in order to create a still life painting from beginning to end. Techniques covered in the video include palette knives, choosing acrylic colors, using a palette knife, mediums that can be added...

One of the country’s most extraordinary private art collections is hidden in plain sight.