Caspar David Friedrich: A Solitary Wanderer Finding His Way in the Fog
The first major U.S. exhibition of Germany’s great Romantic painter is a historic showcase. It’s also a blueprint for how to ...
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Raphael’s Tiny Masterpiece, Marked With His Fingerprint, Heads to Auction
For only the third time this century, a painting by renowned Renaissance great Raphael is coming to auction. It is of Mary ...
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The story of DeVonta Smith's 'incredible' rise from small town Louisiana to the Super Bowl
DeVonta Smith's story begins in small town Louisiana. "He's letting the people see what we saw when he grew up here." ...
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Billionaire Francois Pinault’s Art Collection Gets Los Angeles Showcase
Christie's will showcase a blue-chip selection of figurative paintings from CEO Francois Pinault's collection in Beverly ...
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to ...
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Dolní Věstonice Portrait Head: The oldest known human portrait in the world
A tiny head carved from mammoth ivory looks back at us from the Stone Age. This sculpture, discovered at the archaeological ...
National Portrait Gallery’s first female director: ‘Seeing what it means to young women is humbling’
Victoria Siddall, now in one of art’s most prestigious jobs, talks balancing family, work and the environmental impact of ...
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‘Elimar,’ Van Gogh’s Translations and the Persistent Myth of the Multi-Million-Dollar Garage Sale Find
Elimar’ could turn out to be a real masterpiece, but there’s no getting around the fact that in addition to not being ...
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Someone Bought This Painting at a Garage Sale for $50. Experts Say It’s a Lost van Gogh Worth $15 Million
The portrait of a fisherman was found in Minnesota by an anonymous collector. A new analysis has concluded that it could be ...
The 'Mona Lisa' will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the "Mona Lisa" will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre ...
200 Million-Star Tapestry: Hubble’s Astonishing New Portrait of Andromeda
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided the most detailed survey of the Andromeda galaxy, revealing new clues about its ...
François Ponchaud, Who Alerted World to Cambodian Atrocities, Dies at 85
A French Catholic priest, he wrote a book recounting horrors committed by the Khmer Rouge that were responsible for the deaths of almost two million people.