Art History

Art History

Lost Caravaggio Masterpiece Authenticated and Sold to a British Collector

A breathtaking painting of Christ that was almost sold at a minor regional auction for a mere 1,500 euros has now been definitively authenticated by experts as a lost masterpiece by Caravaggio. The work,…

Art History

Hidden Portrait Discovered Under a Famous Picasso Masterpiece

Conservators using advanced artificial intelligence and noninvasive X ray technology have discovered a completely unknown portrait hidden beneath one of Pablo Picasso's famous Blue Period paintings. The…

Art History

A Michelangelo Masterpiece Emerges from a Digital Inbox to Sell for Millions

The art world is celebrating a discovery that sounds more like a Silicon Valley success story than a traditional historical find. A previously unknown red chalk study by Michelangelo has sold at auction…

Art History

The Savage Caricatures of Teenaged "Oscar" Monet Before the Lilies

Mention the name "Monet" and the mind immediately drifts to the serene, dappled light of Giverny. We picture soft brushstrokes, Japanese footbridges, and the tranquil, undisputed birth of the Impressionist…

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The Muse He Silenced: Picasso’s Dark Affair with Dora Maar

by Raquel Cohen

Dora Maar began the 1930s as a daring photographer whose surreal images set her apart in the Paris avant garde. Politically engaged and close to the Surrealists, she worked with writers like Georges Bataille,…

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When Pop Art Took a Bullet: The 1968 Shooting of Andy Warhol

On the afternoon of June 3rd 1968 radical writer Valerie Solanas marched into Andy Warhol’s new Union Square studio carrying two handguns and a folder full of grudges. Within minutes three shots tore through…

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