At Large

Though contemporary critics considered them frivolous, Manet’s late works speak to his attraction to femininity, sensuality, and freshness of expression.

Works of art depicting the natural world have long proven to be a source of escapism for artists and audiences alike, proving that travel doesn’t have to be a physical activity in order to be…

For six weeks in 2011, visitors to room 20 of the Parisian Musee d'Orsay didn't know what to look at first—Gustave Courbet's L'Origine du Monde (1866), or the woman copying it at a nearby…

While the word “muse” is often used to describe an inspiration or influence behind an artwork, it usually means we are either idealizing a woman or ignoring a female artist’s accomplishments.

In new community guidelines released this week, Facebook announced a new policy meant to halt the sales of looted artifacts on its platform.

A recently botched restoration of a once beautiful painting of the Virgin Mary is proving once again why it’s best to leave some tasks to the experts.

As a jewel or as a weapon, from China to Mexico, passing through India and New Zealand, jade has influenced the political, social, and economic life of many different cultures around the world.

Traveling writer Maxime du Camp changed photographic history when he grew tired of sketching the sights.

Though artists on the cutting edge claimed to revile it, academic art was pivotal in the development of modernism.

On-site research was put on hold abruptly in March around the world. Many students conducting their work while on fellowship-funded research years had to return home, their research paused awkwardly…

Ask the curator, not the concierge in these nine hotels with stellar art collections.

More than just plans for grander works, drawings offer a special view into the artist’s world, and a unique collecting opportunity.

Watch a series of four online interactive artworks created in collaboration with five artists and the UNFCCC, interpreting scientific climate data.

An art form all its own, Japanese tattoos have both been influenced by the history of art, and shaped it.

“I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you.” Frida Kahlo