Chandra Noyes

Rembrandt painting of an older white man from the chest up, with his eyes cast down
Ashmolean Museum Finds Rembrandt in Storage
Ashmolean curators decided to reexamine a neglected painting in the Ashmolean’s own storage, once thought to be an original Rembrandt, now discredited.
photo of Beirut shows massive destruction following explosion
Aid Organizations Pledge $5 million for Beirut Cultural Sector
Among the $10–15 billion dollars of property damaged were museums, galleries, libraries, and historic sites in downtown Beirut.
Artist Sacha Jafri covered in paint with arms spread, standing on a large paint-covered canvas
Artist Sacha Jafri Creates World's Largest Painting
Artist Sacha Jafri isn’t afraid of a good challenge, and the British artist has taken on a big one: to raise $30 million dollars for charity by creating the world’s largest painting on canvas.
a fragment of medieval text held in two blue-gloved hands
Medieval Treasures Found in 15th-Century English Manor's Attic
For archeologists working at Oxburgh Hall, a fifteenth-century manor in Norfolk, England, lockdown has given them the opportunity to delve a little deeper into their work.
Camille Pissarro painting of a Paris street in the rain
Court Rules On Nazi-Looted Pissarro Painting's Future
The family of Lilly Cassirer, the painting’s owner prior to World War II, has sought to reclaim Camille Pissarro’s Rue Saint-Honoré in the Afternoon, Effect of Rain (1897) from Madrid’s Thyssen-…
sepia photograph of a woman in angel costume
How Victorian Cabinet Cards Led to the Age of the Selfie
Acting Out: Cabinet Cards and the Making of Modern Photography, on view at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, delves into the rise and fall of this popular form, and how it was a precursor to…
Edvard Munch print in black and red on white of a crowd of people
How Edvard Munch Turned to Art for Therapy
It may not come as a surprise that Edvard Munch (1863–1944), the painter of one of the most iconic paintings in the world, The Scream, lead a troubled life.
nantes cathedral
Volunteer Confesses to Nantes Cathedral Arson
In the early hours of July 18, a fire at the iconic Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes shocked France.
crop
Rare Rubens Portrait Could Fetch $7 Million at Auction
A stunning, intimate portrait by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens is set to make waves at auction this week.
picasso still life
New Picasso Composition Discovered Beneath Painting's Surface
Conservators at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) have discovered a treasure hidden in one of their most famous Picasso works.
interior of a museum with large buddha and other displays, people milling about
Survey: One-Third of American Museums May Close
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) released the findings of a new survey this week that has grim implications for America’s museums.
Gertrude Abercrombie surrealist painting of a woman in black walking a dog with black trees against a grey sky
FBI Raids Michigan Forgery Factory
The FBI recovered paintings in the process of being altered as well as an array of sports memorabilia in a recent raid on a Michigan farm.
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, I See Red: Target (detail), 1992.
NGA Acquires First Major Work by a Native American Artist
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s large-scale work on canvas holds its own in the National Gallery of Art's museum’s pop art gallery, where it currently hangs beside works by Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol.
an auctioneer with a gavel stands in front of three large computer screens
Sotheby's Sets Records with New Auction Format
Sotheby’s new approach to live auctions in the age of coronavirus was a success last week, offering hope to investors across the art market.
Frida Kahlo's wounded table painting
Experts Debate Recovered Frida Kahlo Masterpiece
For over sixty years, experts have searched for a monumental work missing from Frida Kahlo’s oeuvre: The Wounded Table.