art history

Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London for first time in nearly 1,000 years

The Bayeux Tapestry arrived at the British Museum in London in the early hours of Friday in a high-security overnight operation, marking the first time the medieval masterpiece has been on English soil in nearly a millennium.

Georg Baselitz, painter who turned art upside down, dies at 88

Georg Baselitz, the German painter and sculptor who became one of the most influential figures in postwar European art through his radical practice of painting his subjects upside down, has died at the age of 88. His death on Thursday,…

Spanish debut of Frida Kahlo collection delayed amid Mexican backlash

A collection of 160 works by some of Mexico's most celebrated artists — including 18 by Frida Kahlo — is at the center of a cultural firestorm after plans emerged to transfer the trove to a new cultural center in…

Researcher claims Roman basilica bust is a lost Michelangelo

A marble bust of Christ that has stood for centuries in one of Rome's oldest basilicas was claimed on Wednesday to be the work of Michelangelo, igniting a fierce debate among Renaissance scholars over the latest purported attribution to one…

Rijksmuseum confirms lost 1633 painting is a genuine Rembrandt

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam announced Monday that researchers have confirmed "Vision of Zacharias in the Temple" (1633) as a genuine work by Rembrandt van Rijn, ending a 65-year mystery surrounding the biblical painting. The work, on long-term loan from an…

Lost portrait of Robert Burns goes on display after 220 years

A portrait of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns by renowned painter Sir Henry Raeburn has gone on public display for the first time after being lost for more than 220 years. The painting, which resurfaced at a house clearance in…

Ancient crayons show Neanderthals created symbolic art

A remarkably preserved 42,000-year-old yellow ochre crayon discovered in Crimea provides the strongest evidence yet that Neanderthals engaged in symbolic art creation, according to research published this week in Science Advances. The ancient coloring tool, which remains sharp after millennia,…

New Frida Kahlo family museum opens in Mexico City

A new museum dedicated to Frida Kahlo opened to the public on September 27 in Mexico City, offering visitors an intimate glimpse into the legendary artist's early life and family influences through previously unseen personal treasures and newly discovered murals.

Lost Rubens masterpiece discovered in Paris mansion

A long-lost masterpiece by Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens has emerged from the shadows of a Parisian mansion, setting the art world abuzz with excitement. French auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat discovered the 1613 painting "Christ on the Cross" during a…

Venice’s iconic lion statue revealed to be ancient Chinese

A new study has revealed that Venice's iconic bronze winged lion statue, which has stood atop a column in St. Mark's Square for over seven centuries, was actually crafted in ancient China during the Tang Dynasty and may have been…

Twin Vermeer guitar paintings reunite after 300 years

For the first time in over three centuries, two nearly identical paintings of a woman playing guitar are displayed side by side at London's Kenwood House, reigniting one of art history's most persistent mysteries. The exhibition "Double Vision: Vermeer," which…

Maripol auctioning iconic 80s New York photos from personal archive

Maripol, the legendary French photographer who captured downtown New York's cultural explosion in the 1980s, is selling treasures from her personal archive through Joopiter Marketplace's new curated sale titled "Downtown Archive: '80s – '90s New York". Her iconic Polaroid SX-70…

Bayeux Tapestry to be shown in UK for first time in 1,000 years

The Bayeux Tapestry, the iconic 11th-century artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England, will be displayed in the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years as part of a historic loan agreement between Britain and France. As reported…

Caillebotte exhibition at Art Institute of Chicago shifts title amid debate

A major Gustave Caillebotte exhibition that ignited debate in Paris over its focus on masculinity has arrived at the Art Institute of Chicago with a notable change - the show's title has been modified from "Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men" to…

Diana de Rosa painting shatters auction expectations and redefines her legacy

A rediscovered Baroque painting by Diana de Rosa, a 17th-century Neapolitan artist and contemporary of Artemisia Gentileschi, has shattered auction expectations at Sotheby's, with her "Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist" fetching £317,500 ($436,086)—more than quadrupling its…

Silver Stag sculpture returns to Dunham Massey after decades of being lost

A spectacular silver sculpture depicting two stags locked in combat, commissioned in 1855 by the 7th Earl of Stamford as a symbol of his defiance against Victorian society's disapproval of his marriage to Catherine Cox, a former circus performer with…