Van Gogh is known for his art, but his letters show a man who fought hard to find happiness. He wrote over 200 letters. In them, he talked about his struggles and tried to find meaning in his pain. Most people know van Gogh as a troubled artist. But his letters show he was also a thinker. He wrote
John Marin, a name not widely known, was a key figure in American modern art. He was born in 1870 in Bergen, New Jersey. His early life was marked by tragedy and change. His mother passed away when he was young. He was raised by his grandparents and aunts in Weehawken. Marin's artistic journey was
Wifredo Lam, who lived from 1902 to 1982, is a puzzle to art historians. They struggle to fit him into neat boxes. Is he a Surrealist? A Cubist? A Latin American artist? An Afro-Asian creator? The answer is yes, no, and sometimes. Maybe he's best described as a unique visual poet. Lam's art is a wi
In Düsseldorf, Germany, a unique exhibit is opening up a whole new way to experience art and history. "The Secret Power of Scents" at the Kunstpalast museum is not your typical gallery show. Instead of just looking at paintings and sculptures, visitors get to smell their way through over 1, 000 year
In Düsseldorf, Germany, a unique museum exhibition is challenging visitors to explore history in a whole new way—through their sense of smell. "The Secret Power of Scents" at the Kunstpalast museum invites guests to journey through over a thousand years of cultural history, not by looking, but by sn
Imagine discovering an unknown painting hidden underneath world-famous artwork. The spirit of Picasso's Blue Period painting, "Mateu Fernández De Soto, " comes alive today. This painting is centuries old. It's widely recognized for displaying underprivilege and melancholy. Young Pablo Pica
Between 2012 and 2018, researchers worked on a project called REVISRembrandt, which focused on Rembrandt's late painting technique (1651-1669). One interesting fact about his late paintings is his extensive use of smalt, a blue cobalt glass pigment that he often mixed with other colors. Over time, m
Imagine stumbling upon a piece of art that seamlessly blends the ancient traditions of Navajo weaving with the cutting-edge innovation of Intel's Pentium processor. That's exactly what happened when computer historian Ken Shirriff discovered a stunning Navajo rug at the National Gallery of Art, feat
