12 Real People Who Can Be Seen in Norman Rockwell Art
The master of Americana often drew on real people for inspiration, including one little boy who grew up to be the chairman of Nintendo.
The master of Americana often drew on real people for inspiration, including one little boy who grew up to be the chairman of Nintendo.
What caused the “flaming clouds of blood and swords” that inspired Edvard Munch to paint 'The Scream'?
Though it’s now considered one of Pablo Picasso’s masterpieces, ‘Guernica’ didn’t have many fans when it debuted—one critic even called the artwork “one of the poorest things produced in the world.”
René Magritte’s surrealist masterpiece is his most recognized painting—but you may never get to see the real thing.
Frank Frazetta redefined fantasy in the 20th century, one gloriously violent painting at a time.
How much are some happy little trees worth to you? One art dealer believes it's a small fortune.
Today, ‘Luncheon on the Grass’ (or ‘Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe’) is regarded as 19th century French painter Édouard Manet's greatest triumph.
A close look at Georges-Pierre Seurat's 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884' reveals much more than a warm portrait of a sunny day in a lovely park.
'The Persistence of Memory' is the most recognizable work by Salvador Dalì, who painted it in the midst of a hallucination.
The world’s most valuable paintings cost more than some luxury cars, boats, and houses.
Before the artist created ‘The Starry Night,’ he dedicated himself to the surreal and beautiful wonder of ‘Sunflowers.’
In 1965, Kempton Bunton pleaded “not guilty” to stealing a Goya from London’s National Gallery. He then told everyone exactly how and why he took it.
Prince Charles, George Bush, and Britney Spears have at least one thing in common: a passion for watercolor painting.
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has found a preliminary sketch of 'The Night Watch' the painter drew directly onto the canvas, giving us new insight into his creative process.
There are a lot of things we don't quite get right about the Renaissance, including when it actually took place.
Mary Cassatt, known for her intimate paintings of mothers and children, was the only American artist invited to join the French Impressionists.
Original David Bowie artworks don’t surface often—but one was recently unearthed in a donation bin in Canada.
Works by Monet, Warhol, and Dalí; Super Bowl rings; Stradivarius violins; and 1930s comic books are just some of the items you'll find in the FBI's National Stolen Art File, a public database of more than 5500 missing items of cultural value.
From natural wonders like Guairá Falls to literary works from Hemingway and Byron to paintings by Picasso and Renoir, here's a list of just a few priceless things that are gone forever.
The happy little program includes Bob Ross painting classes and tree-planting around Michigan state park lands.
The Louvre’s online database includes literally everything, from artworks in storage to those on display at other museums.
To this day, the theft of the 'Weeping Woman' has not been solved. The case remains lodged in popular imagination in Australia.
The 1889 painting of the olive groves outside an asylum Van Gogh was staying in has been hiding a secret for years—a dead grasshopper stuck in the paint.
The painting shows Vincent van Gogh’s early experimentation with Impressionism during a two-year stint in Paris.