These ten paintings from the last ten years embrace allegory, interiority, and symbolic figuration to address memory, power, intimacy, and belief.
Magritte’s privately collected leaf-bird works reveal how this quiet motif shaped his thinking on metamorphosis, perception, form, and visual logic.
Light and shadow shape how meaning, emotion, and attention operate in art, guiding historical perception through direction, intensity, and symbolic presence.
New Year’s resolutions reflect deeper personal values. Art history reveals how these intentions align with enduring aesthetic preferences and iconic works.
A study of feasts in art history that reveals how artists used meals to explore ritual, devotion, pleasure, and the shared beauty of gathering around a table.
Delve into the fascinating transformation of sculptors' studios, once mere workshops, into dynamic sites of design, labor, and collaboration.
Art helps survivors of war express grief, preserve memory, and rediscover identity. Creativity becomes a language for healing and hope.
From Abildgaard to Dalí, artists have long painted the haunting visions between sleep and reality, turning nightmares into extraordinary art.
From Renaissance altarpieces to modern art, the lamb has carried deep meaning as a symbol of purity, sacrifice, and spiritual renewal.
From Caravaggio to Warhol, artists have long turned meals into masterpieces, revealing how food reflects beauty, pleasure, and everyday life.