Newcomb Pottery: New Orleans Arts and Crafts Movement
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Newcomb Pottery: New Orleans Arts and Crafts Movement

Southern women contributed to Newcomb’s 20th-century success through their virtuosity, complex creative design, and technical mastery of pottery.
Medieval Feline Fascination
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Medieval Feline Fascination

A new exhibit reveals how medieval cats left their mark on manuscripts, religion, and daily life—as pets, pest hunters, and symbols.
Behold the Beauty: ‘Love Conquers All’
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Behold the Beauty: ‘Love Conquers All’

Artists from the Renaissance onwards painted Virgil’s powerful quote on love.
Parmigianino’s Mysterious Mannerist Masterpiece
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Parmigianino’s Mysterious Mannerist Masterpiece

The 16th-century painter’s most esteemed portrait is the enigmatic ‘Schiava Turca,’ or ‘Turkish Slave.’
The Great British Caravaggio: Joseph Wright of Derby
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The Great British Caravaggio: Joseph Wright of Derby

Wright of Derby’s enlightening candlelight paintings are featured at London’s National Gallery.

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Newcomb Pottery: New Orleans Arts and Crafts Movement

Newcomb Pottery: New Orleans Arts and Crafts Movement

Southern women contributed to Newcomb’s 20th-century success through their virtuosity, complex creative design, and technical mastery of pottery.
Medieval Feline Fascination

Medieval Feline Fascination

A new exhibit reveals how medieval cats left their mark on manuscripts, religion, and daily life—as pets, pest hunters, and symbols.
Behold the Beauty: ‘Love Conquers All’

Behold the Beauty: ‘Love Conquers All’

Artists from the Renaissance onwards painted Virgil’s powerful quote on love.
Parmigianino’s Mysterious Mannerist Masterpiece

Parmigianino’s Mysterious Mannerist Masterpiece

The 16th-century painter’s most esteemed portrait is the enigmatic ‘Schiava Turca,’ or ‘Turkish Slave.’
The Great British Caravaggio: Joseph Wright of Derby

The Great British Caravaggio: Joseph Wright of Derby

Wright of Derby’s enlightening candlelight paintings are featured at London’s National Gallery.
Raphael’s Defining Madonna

Raphael’s Defining Madonna

More than its iconic cherubs, Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna” is a masterwork of perspective, prophecy, and Renaissance idealism.
Meet a British Neoclassical Masterpiece

Meet a British Neoclassical Masterpiece

John Deare’s ‘Caesar Invading Britain’ exhibits the 18th-century sculptor’s virtuosic range of depth, texture, and narrative.
NTD’s Art Competition Withholds Its Gold Award

NTD’s Art Competition Withholds Its Gold Award

The 7th NTD International Figure Painting Competition asks artists to elevate conscience over virtuosity.
Newcomb Pottery: New Orleans Arts and Crafts Movement

Newcomb Pottery: New Orleans Arts and Crafts Movement

Southern women contributed to Newcomb’s 20th-century success through their virtuosity, complex creative design, and technical mastery of pottery.
Medieval Feline Fascination

Medieval Feline Fascination

A new exhibit reveals how medieval cats left their mark on manuscripts, religion, and daily life—as pets, pest hunters, and symbols.
Behold the Beauty: ‘Love Conquers All’

Behold the Beauty: ‘Love Conquers All’

Artists from the Renaissance onwards painted Virgil’s powerful quote on love.
Parmigianino’s Mysterious Mannerist Masterpiece

Parmigianino’s Mysterious Mannerist Masterpiece

The 16th-century painter’s most esteemed portrait is the enigmatic ‘Schiava Turca,’ or ‘Turkish Slave.’
The Great British Caravaggio: Joseph Wright of Derby

The Great British Caravaggio: Joseph Wright of Derby

Wright of Derby’s enlightening candlelight paintings are featured at London’s National Gallery.
Raphael’s Defining Madonna

Raphael’s Defining Madonna

More than its iconic cherubs, Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna” is a masterwork of perspective, prophecy, and Renaissance idealism.
Meet a British Neoclassical Masterpiece

Meet a British Neoclassical Masterpiece

John Deare’s ‘Caesar Invading Britain’ exhibits the 18th-century sculptor’s virtuosic range of depth, texture, and narrative.
NTD’s Art Competition Withholds Its Gold Award

NTD’s Art Competition Withholds Its Gold Award

The 7th NTD International Figure Painting Competition asks artists to elevate conscience over virtuosity.