Timeless Art: Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Tender Observations
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Timeless Art: Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Tender Observations

Patience, craft, and the revival of pastoral traditions are exhibited in William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s ‘The Knitting Girl.’
How Impiety Hinders Artistic Progress and More
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How Impiety Hinders Artistic Progress and More

Velázquez’s painting ‘The Fable of  Arachne’ illustrates that improper pride comes before a fall.
Art Institute of Chicago’s Norman Rockwell Acquisition
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Art Institute of Chicago’s Norman Rockwell Acquisition

This is the first time the museum has owned an artwork that depicts one of their hometown’s baseball teams.
4 Greco-Roman Myths about the Crucible of Art
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4 Greco-Roman Myths about the Crucible of Art

For the Greeks and the Romans, creativity was inseparable from love, hope, and desire.
‘Red Boy’: The Met’s Famous Portrait
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‘Red Boy’: The Met’s Famous Portrait

Francisco Goya’s painting of a young boy compels continued discussion of its backstory and symbolism.

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Timeless Art: Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Tender Observations

Timeless Art: Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Tender Observations

Patience, craft, and the revival of pastoral traditions are exhibited in William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s ‘The Knitting Girl.’
How Impiety Hinders Artistic Progress and More

How Impiety Hinders Artistic Progress and More

Velázquez’s painting ‘The Fable of  Arachne’ illustrates that improper pride comes before a fall.
Grimshaw’s Thames: A London Night in the Forsyte Era

Grimshaw’s Thames: A London Night in the Forsyte Era

The tension between admiration and possession is compared in Grimshaw’s canvas and John Galsworthy’s ‘The Forsyte Saga.’
Art Institute of Chicago’s Norman Rockwell Acquisition

Art Institute of Chicago’s Norman Rockwell Acquisition

This is the first time the museum has owned an artwork that depicts one of their hometown’s baseball teams.
4 Greco-Roman Myths about the Crucible of Art

4 Greco-Roman Myths about the Crucible of Art

For the Greeks and the Romans, creativity was inseparable from love, hope, and desire.
‘Red Boy’: The Met’s Famous Portrait

‘Red Boy’: The Met’s Famous Portrait

Francisco Goya’s painting of a young boy compels continued discussion of its backstory and symbolism.
Behold the Beauty: The Secret of Raphael’s Sweet Madonnas

Behold the Beauty: The Secret of Raphael’s Sweet Madonnas

How the great Renaissance artist created universally appealing Madonna and Child paintings.
The ‘Mother’ of Interior Design

The ‘Mother’ of Interior Design

One of the nation’s first professional interior designers, Candace Wheeler helped establish the art of the American Interior.
Letting in the Light: The Delicate Art of Plique-à-Jour

Letting in the Light: The Delicate Art of Plique-à-Jour

These are rare examples of one of the most technically demanding enameling techniques in the history of decorative arts.
The Middle Ages as Refuge: Edmund Blair Leighton and the Victorian Escape

The Middle Ages as Refuge: Edmund Blair Leighton and the Victorian Escape

Leighton’s painting “In Time of Peril” hearkened back to the 14th century while speaking directly to his Victorian audience.
Timeless Art: Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Tender Observations

Timeless Art: Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Tender Observations

Patience, craft, and the revival of pastoral traditions are exhibited in William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s ‘The Knitting Girl.’
How Impiety Hinders Artistic Progress and More

How Impiety Hinders Artistic Progress and More

Velázquez’s painting ‘The Fable of  Arachne’ illustrates that improper pride comes before a fall.
Grimshaw’s Thames: A London Night in the Forsyte Era

Grimshaw’s Thames: A London Night in the Forsyte Era

The tension between admiration and possession is compared in Grimshaw’s canvas and John Galsworthy’s ‘The Forsyte Saga.’
Art Institute of Chicago’s Norman Rockwell Acquisition

Art Institute of Chicago’s Norman Rockwell Acquisition

This is the first time the museum has owned an artwork that depicts one of their hometown’s baseball teams.
4 Greco-Roman Myths about the Crucible of Art

4 Greco-Roman Myths about the Crucible of Art

For the Greeks and the Romans, creativity was inseparable from love, hope, and desire.
‘Red Boy’: The Met’s Famous Portrait

‘Red Boy’: The Met’s Famous Portrait

Francisco Goya’s painting of a young boy compels continued discussion of its backstory and symbolism.
Behold the Beauty: The Secret of Raphael’s Sweet Madonnas

Behold the Beauty: The Secret of Raphael’s Sweet Madonnas

How the great Renaissance artist created universally appealing Madonna and Child paintings.
The ‘Mother’ of Interior Design

The ‘Mother’ of Interior Design

One of the nation’s first professional interior designers, Candace Wheeler helped establish the art of the American Interior.
Letting in the Light: The Delicate Art of Plique-à-Jour

Letting in the Light: The Delicate Art of Plique-à-Jour

These are rare examples of one of the most technically demanding enameling techniques in the history of decorative arts.
The Middle Ages as Refuge: Edmund Blair Leighton and the Victorian Escape

The Middle Ages as Refuge: Edmund Blair Leighton and the Victorian Escape

Leighton’s painting “In Time of Peril” hearkened back to the 14th century while speaking directly to his Victorian audience.