Art
Conserving America's Longest Painting, a 19th-Century Whaling Panorama
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is working to put the 1,275-foot "Whaling Voyage Round the World" panorama back on view.
Art History
Art
The Transformative Influence of Alchemy on Art
Rather than an occult secret, alchemy is revealed in The Art of Alchemy at the Getty Center to be a prominent force in everything from medicine to color.
Interview
The Most Important Question About Modern Art's Great Men: Hot or Not?
In her new book, Hot or Not: 20th-Century Male Artists, Jessica Campbell passes definitive judgment on sex appeal of canonical modernists.
Art
The First Known Depiction of a Witch on a Broomstick
In the 15th century, the image of the witch flying on a broomstick first appeared, its meaning laden with sexual and spiritual depravity.
Books
The Life of One of the 20th Century’s Most Influential Nude Models
"That which is the immodesty of other women has been my virtue — my willingness that the world should gaze upon my figure unadorned," Audrey Munson, the favorite nude model of the Beaux Arts movement in the United States, once proclaimed.
Interview
A Conversation on Latino Representation in US Art History Departments
We spoke to Dr. Adriana Zavala, associate professor of art history and director of the Latino Studies program at Tufts University, about her research on the state of Latina/o representation in US art history departments.
Art
Rediscovering Charlotte Catherine Patin, a 17th-Century Art Historian
"I view Patin chiefly as an under appreciated pioneer in the field of women’s scholarship rather than just in art historical studies," Nicola J. Shilliam, bibliographer at the library, told Hyperallergic.
Art
Imagining the Thoughts of Women Readers in Paintings
One recurring image in the paintings of Western art history is that of a woman sitting in solitude, seemingly lost in the pages of a book.
Art
We Painted Famous Artworks with Donald Trump's Face
Donald Trump came under fire again this week after making some pretty outrageous statements about GOP presidential rival Carly Fiorina’s face, so it’s especially timely that someone on the internet gifted us with “Paint with Donald Trump,” a website that lets you paint with eight of Trump’s most rid
Art
Carnegie Museum of Art Makes its Provenance Accessible and Interactive
Label text rarely describes the life of a painting before it arrived at a museum, yet there's a whole narrative of ownership in a painting's journey from an artist's studio to a static place on the wall.
Art
350 Years After the Great Plague, Its Skeletal Reaper Remains
Death as a skeletal grim reaper was cemented as a symbol during the plagues in Europe, which stretched from the 14th to 18th centuries.
Art
The Exuberant Postcard Art of the First Bauhaus Exhibition
In 1923, a flurry of colorful postcards heralded the first major Bauhaus school exhibition.