Chippenham invites Ukrainians to make art
Chippenham Museum's art project asks Ukrainians to contribute to a larger piece.
2023-10-23 13:45
US returns Egon Schiele art stolen by Nazis to heirs
Jewish performer Fritz Grünbaum who owned these Egon Schiele pieces was killed by the Nazis in 1941.
2023-09-21 08:17
Stolen Van Gogh handed to Dutch art sleuth in Ikea bag
Arthur Brand met an unnamed man under a tree during a mysterious, years-long quest to find the work.
2023-09-12 19:27
14 Facts About Salvador Dalì’s ‘The Persistence Of Memory’
'The Persistence of Memory' is the most recognizable work by Salvador Dalì, who painted it in the midst of a hallucination.
2023-09-06 01:55
11 Things You Didn’t Know About Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’
The famous 1889 painting was the artist's second depiction of a twinkling night sky.
2023-08-15 02:16
Kitchen shrine serpents and other fascinating new Pompeii discoveries
New discoveries in the buried ancient city shed fresh light on Roman life before Vesuvius erupted.
2023-07-19 07:59
15 Things You Might Not Know About ‘American Gothic’
While this deceptively simple portrait has clearly captured the imagination of the nation, the story behind its creation and rise to fame makes it all the more compelling.
2023-07-13 02:52
Painting salvaged from Ukraine school goes on show in Southend
Artist Vlada Zabielina, 20, says the unfinished work is "symbolic" and represents how "time stopped".
2023-07-12 13:21
16 Things You Didn’t Know About the ‘Mona Lisa’
Her tricky smile and timeless allure have inspired academic study and artistic emulation for more than five centuries. But the story of this perplexing portrait of 'Mona Lisa' is even richer than it looks.
2023-06-29 00:57
Plan to slice New York pizza oven emissions by 75% causes backlash
The mayor weighed in over pushback on plans to reduce emissions from wood and coal-fired pizza ovens.
2023-06-28 06:48
Rubens painting 'lost' for centuries could sell for $7.7 million
A Rubens painting lost to history and misidentified for almost 300 years has re-emerged with the help of X-ray analysis and could now fetch up to £6 million ($7.7 million) at auction next month.
2023-06-20 18:00