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Between 1922 and 1943, Italy was ruled by the Fascist government of Benito Mussolini. Central to the regime’s ideology and imagery was the ancient Roman Empire, to which it looked for inspiration and legitimacy.

Looking to become an art journalist? Art & Object's youngest contributor reveals how she went from recent art grad to writing about art professionally. She reveals her story and some tips for success in her podcast An Obsessive Nature.

To describe the global effects of COIVD-19 as “game-changing” would be putting it lightly. But that’s how famed street artist Banksy is shedding light on one of the more subtle cultural shifts resulting from coronavirus.

Many artists have taken inspiration from this war with contagion and decided to contribute to the hygiene awareness campaigns in their countries and beyond.

At 355 years old, Johannes Vermeer's iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring still has secrets to reveal.

Contemporary Art is coming alive all over Spain, but at the center of it all is Madrid.

This short video explores Jean-Honoré Fragonard's iconic 1767 painting The Swing. 

When a small Dutch museum reported that a precious Vincent van Gogh painting was stolen from their galleries in a raid overnight, authorities were left scrambling for clues.

Finding new meanings in the Hortus Conclusus

In the decades since its completion in 1970, Robert Smithson’s massive work has become the most famous work of Land Art in the world.