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Wassily Kandinsky, Yellow-Red-Blue, 1925 via WikiArt/Public Domain

The Science of Beauty: Neuroaesthetics in Art and Design

Feature image: Wassily Kandinsky, Yellow-Red-Blue, 1925 via WikiArt/Public Domain The Science of Beauty: Neuroaesthetics in...

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Edgar Degas, Beach Scene, c. 1876

The Dreamiest Landscape Paintings in Art History, Ranked

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Jackson Pollock, Number 1A, 1948 © 2025 Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via MoMA

The Hidden Stories Behind Backgrounds in Paintings

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Paul Gauguin, Self-Portrait, 1889 via Google Arts and Culture/National Gallery of Art

Why Artists Return to Themselves Through Self-Portraits

Feature image: Paul Gauguin, Self-Portrait, 1889 via Google Arts and Culture/National Gallery of Art Why Artists...

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Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787 via The MET

The Art of Drapery: Fabric as Expression in Painting

Feature image: Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787 via The MET The Art of Drapery:...

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The Armory Show, International Exhibition of Modern Art. View of the Cubist gallery (Gallery 53), Art Institute of Chicago, March–April 1913. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

The Armory Show of 1913: When Modern Art Shocked America

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Joan Miró,  Landscape (The Hare) (Paysage [Le lièvre]), 1927

Underrated Joan Miró Paintings That Deserve More Praise

Feature image: Joan Miró,  Landscape (The Hare) (Paysage [Le lièvre]), 1927 © 2023 Successió Miró /...

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James Tissot, The Gallery of HMS Calcutta (Portsmouth), 1877 via Wikipedia

Society Portraits: Men Who Painted Women with Elegance

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Raoul Dufy, Boats at Martigues, 1908 via Artchive

Fauvism: Bold Colors and the Birth of Modern Painting

Feature image: Raoul Dufy, Boats at Martigues, 1908 via Artchive Fauvism: Bold Colors and the...

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Chris Burden, Trans-Fixed, 1972. Film still from Burden (2016). Courtesy Magnolia Pictures. © 2019 Chris Burden / licensed by The Chris Burden Estate and Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via Artnet

Curated: Top 10 Most Controversial Art Performances Ever

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Gustave Courbet, The Desperate Man, 1843–45 via Wikimedia Commons

Why Artists Remain Obsessed with Faces in Painting

Feature image: Gustave Courbet, The Desperate Man, 1843–45 via Wikimedia Commons Why Artists Remain Obsessed...

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Georgia O'Keeffe, Red Hills with Flowers, 1937

Snakes, Skulls, and More: The Language of Symbols in Art

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Salvador Dalí, The Elephants, 1948 via Singulart

Underrated Salvador Dalí Paintings You Should Know

Feature image: Salvador Dalí, The Elephants, 1948 via Singulart Underrated Salvador Dalí Paintings You Should...

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Rufino Tamayo, Animals, 1941 via MoMA

Global Modernisms: India, Mexico, and Japan Reimagined

Feature image: Rufino Tamayo, Animals, 1941 via MoMA Global Modernisms: India, Mexico, and Japan Reimagined Modernism...

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Sofonisba Anguissola, The Chess Game (Portrait of the artist’s sisters playing chess), 1555, via Smarthistory

Forgotten Women in Early Modern European Art History

Feature image: Sofonisba Anguissola, The Chess Game (Portrait of the artist’s sisters playing chess), 1555, via Smarthistory Forgotten...

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Vincent van Gogh, Pietà (after Delacroix), 1889, via Vatican Museums

Religious Art and Theology: Images That Defined Belief

Feature image: Vincent van Gogh, Pietà (after Delacroix), 1889, via Vatican Museums Religious Art and Theology:...

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Domenico Gnoli, Two Sleepers (Due dormienti), 1966 via Artsy; Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Hidden Gems: 20th and 21st Century Artists You Should Know

Feature image: Domenico Gnoli, Two Sleepers (Due dormienti), 1966 via Artsy; Peggy Guggenheim Collection Hidden Gems:...

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Unknown, Winged Victory of Samothrace, c. 190 BCE, marble, Louvre. Photo: muratart via Shutterstock via My Modern Met

Myth Meets Medium: How Mythology Shaped Ancient Greek Art

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Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942 via Art Institute of Chicago

How to Analyze a Painting: Composition, Color, and Context

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Sandro Botticelli, Primavera, c. 1470s–1480s via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Art as Propaganda: From Medici Florence to the Ottomans

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Basquiat, Jailbirds, 1983. Courtesy of the estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat via NPR

Why Basquiat Still Defines Today’s Global Art Market

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Raphael, The School of Athens, 1509–1511 via My Modern Met

Essential Paintings Every Art History Student Must Know

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Peter Paul Rubens, The Elevation of the Cross, 1610–1611 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Beginner’s Guide to Recognizing Major Art Movements

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Robert Mapplethorpe, Ken Moody and Robert Sherman, 1984 © 2025 Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation via Artsy

Robert Mapplethorpe: Elegance and Provocation in Art

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Louise Bourgeois, Blue Is The Color of Your Eyes, 2008 via elephant.art

Master Sculptors Who Painted and Painters Who Sculpted

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Mary Cassatt, The Boating Party, 1893–94 via National Gallery of Art

For the Love of Color: 10 Joyful Masterpieces in Art

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Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872 via Smarthistory

How Artists Across Centuries Captured the Weather in Art

Feature image: Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872 via Smarthistory How Artists Across Centuries Captured the Weather...

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David Hockney, Model with Unfinished Self-Portrait, 1977 via Artchive

The Art History of Canvases and Frames in Painting

Feature image: David Hockney, Model with Unfinished Self-Portrait, 1977 via Artchive  The Art History of...

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Gustav Klimt, The Tree of Life,1909. Photo by Getty Images via artnet news

If You Like Gustav Klimt, You’ll Love These Artists

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Yoko Ono, Cut Piece via Singulart

The Power of Motion: Artists Who Embraced Action Painting

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Joan Mitchell, No Rain, 1976 © Estate of Joan Mitchell via the Joan Mitchell Foundation

7 Joan Mitchell Paintings That Deserve More Attention

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Constantin Brâncuși via Art Shortlist

The Sculptural Vision of Constantin Brâncuși’s Career

Feature image: Constantin Brâncuși via Art Shortlist The Sculptural Vision of Constantin Brâncuși’s Career Constantin...

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Egon Schiele, Self-Portrait with Physalis, 1912 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Do Artists Have to Suffer to Create Truly Great Art?

Feature image: Egon Schiele, Self-Portrait with Physalis, 1912 via Wikipedia/Public Domain Do Artists Have to...

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Fernando Botero, Pablo Escobar Dead, 2006 via Alamy/America's Quarterly

Fernando Botero’s 5 Most Iconic Paintings Explained

Feature image: Fernando Botero, Pablo Escobar Dead, 2006 via Alamy/America's Quarterly Fernando Botero’s 5 Most...

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Mary Weatherford, Animals, 2017 via David Kordansky Gallery

Color You Can Feel: Abstract Art That Hits Like Emotion

Feature image: Mary Weatherford, Animals, 2017 via David Kordansky Gallery Color You Can Feel: Abstract Art...

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Gianfranco Gorgoni, Ellsworth Kelly with Yellow with Red Triangle and Blue with Black Triangle in his studio in Cady’s Hall, Chatham, New York, 1973. © Maya Gorgoni.

Minimalist Masters: Artists Who Redefined Less as More

Feature image: Gianfranco Gorgoni, Ellsworth Kelly with Yellow with Red Triangle and Blue with Black Triangle in his studio in Cady’s...

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Robert Motherwell, Three Figures Shot, 1944; Creator: Robert Gerhardt and Denis Y. Suspitsyn © Whitney Museum of American Art

Robert Motherwell and Franz Kline: Two Paths in Abstraction

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Helen Frankenthaler,  Center Break, 1963 via Berggruen

Paintings That Remind Me Why I Love Looking at Art

Feature image: Helen Frankenthaler, Center Break, 1963 via Berggruen Paintings That Remind Me Why I Love Looking at Art...

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Magdalena Abakanowicz via Marlborough New York

8 Women Sculptors You Should Know from Art History

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Mario Klingemann, Memories of Passersby I, 2019 via Sotheby's

Is AI the End of the Artist? The Future of Art in Question

Feature image: Mario Klingemann, Memories of Passersby I, 2019 via Sotheby's Is AI the End...

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Bridget Riley, Movement in Squares, 1961. Photo: Bridget Riley via The Guardian

Why Artists Repeat: How Motifs Shape Legacy and Identity

Feature image: Bridget Riley, Movement in Squares, 1961. Photo: Bridget Riley via The Guardian Why Artists Repeat: How...

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Angelica Kauffman’s Self-Portrait Hesitating Between Music and Painting, 1794 Credit: ©National Trust Images via National Trust Collections

Artists Who Studied Under Masters and Made History

Feature image: Angelica Kauffman’s Self-Portrait Hesitating Between Music and Painting, 1794 Credit: ©National Trust Images via National...

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Francis Bacon, Triptych May–June 1973 © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2018 via francis-bacon.com

Underrated Paintings by Francis Bacon You Should Know

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Steve Jobs with Mac via The Verge

Was Steve Jobs an Artist or a Master of Design?

Feature image: Steve Jobs with Mac via The Verge Was Steve Jobs an Artist or a...

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Feature image: William Wegman, Man Ray, Do You Want To..., 1972 via The MET

William Wegman’s Weimaraners and the Art of Playful Poise

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Frank Godwin, Philadelphia Patriotic Scene via American Illustration

Fireworks, Flags, and Freedom in American Art History

Feature image: Frank Godwin, Philadelphia Patriotic Scene via American Illustration Fireworks, Flags, and Freedom in American...

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Lee Krasner, Robert Motherwell and Willem de Kooning at the opening of the fourth annual Guild Hall invitational

Why Artists Flocked to the Hamptons in the 20th Century

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Lynda Benglis, Baby Contraband, 1969 via Thomas Dane Gallery

Art That Looks Like It’s Melting: A Study in Fluid Form

Feature image: Lynda Benglis, Baby Contraband, 1969 via Thomas Dane Gallery Art That Looks Like...

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Frederic Leighton, Clytie, c. 1890s, unfinished, via Wikimedia Commons

Unfinished Masterpieces and the Art of Incompletion

Feature image: Frederic Leighton, Clytie, c. 1890s, unfinished, via Wikimedia Commons Unfinished Masterpieces and the...

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Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899 via National Gallery of Art/Public Domain

Artists Who Turned Their Homes Into Living Masterpieces

Feature image: Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899 via National Gallery of Art/Public Domain Artists...

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