Painting
Money Is Art in an Exhibition at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum
"Money Talks" features currency from around the world spanning thousands of years—from ancient coins and historic banknotes to contemporary NFTs
Missing for Four Decades, This Unusual Double Portrait of Rubens and van Dyck Has Finally Resurfaced
The 17th-century painting, stolen in a 1979 heist, turned up at an auction in France in 2020. It recently returned home to Chatsworth House in England
Later in Life, Claude Monet Obsessed Over Water Lilies. His Paintings of Them Were Some of His Greatest Masterpieces
Completed more than a century ago, these artworks reveal the Impressionist's triumphs—and struggles
These Signed Salvador Dalí Prints Were Forgotten in a Garage for Half a Century
The ten lithographs by Dalí, along with another five by Théo Tobiasse, will go to auction next month
Museum Settles With Heirs of Jewish Couple Who Sold a 16th-Century Painting as They Fled the Nazis
A Pennsylvania museum will auction the portrait—and split the proceeds with the descendants of Henry and Hertha Bromberg
See a Mysterious Postcard That Was Delivered 121 Years Late
The handwritten note, which bears a 1903 postmark, recently arrived at a building society in Wales
Leonardo da Vinci Studied the Science of Smell
The artist experimented with perfumes and created his own fragrances from flowers and fruit
A New Exhibition in Amsterdam Explores the Holocaust Through Looted Objects
"Looted" examines how the Nazis systematically plundered Jewish cultural items during World War II
As Banksy's Animal Art Series Ends, Caretakers Grapple With How to Preserve His Murals
The street artist unveiled nine new pieces in London this month, and many have already been taken down or defaced
Art Dealer Arrested for Trying to Sell a Fake Leonardo da Vinci for $1.4 Million
French customs officers seized the imitation when they discovered the man’s export license had expired
See Rare Italian Renaissance Drawings at Buckingham Palace
An upcoming exhibition will feature 160 sketches by Italian masters such as Leonardo da Vinci and Titian
Banksy Unveils Two New Animal Murals in Two Days
One piece features a goat perched on a ledge, while the other shows two elephants in windows
Poetry Was an Official Olympic Event for Nearly 40 Years. What Happened?
Pierre de Coubertin hoped the modern Games would encourage the ancient Greek notion of harmony between "muscle and mind"
What Is the Secret Ingredient Behind Rembrandt’s Golden Glow?
Scientists found arsenic sulfide pigments in "The Night Watch," arguably the artist's most famous painting
Art Historian Discovers Long-Lost Portrait of Henry VIII in Background of Social Media Post
Commissioned by a wealthy tapestry maker in the 1590s, the Tudor king's likeness features a distinctive frame with a rounded top
Hidden Self-Portrait by Norman Cornish Discovered Behind Another Painting
A conservator in northern England stumbled upon the work on the reverse side of a piece called "Bar Scene"
New Yorkers Step Into Life-Size Replicas of Iconic Edward Hopper Paintings
Three of the realist painter's most famous artworks came to life in an interactive installation in Manhattan
How Golden Peacocks on a Dining Room Wall Destroyed a Longstanding Friendship in Victorian Society
Paintings, sketches and correspondence shed light on the drama surrounding the famed “Peacock Room”
See Fetching Portraits of Man's Best Friend in a New Exhibition All About Dogs
"Dog Days of Summer" features artworks in a variety of styles made between 1915 and the present
Check Out Ten Never-Before-Seen Paintings by Winston Churchill
The former British prime minister was an avid painter who sometimes gifted his works to other world leaders
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