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Ai Weiwei Recreated Monet's 'Water Lilies' Using 650,000 LEGO Bricks

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei used LEGO bricks to build a 50-foot long tribute to Monet.

8 Facts About Legendary Animator Don Bluth

In a career that has spanned more than 60 years, Don Bluth has been a director, animator, production designer, video game designer, illustrator, and teacher with such beloved films as 'The Secret of NIMH' and 'An American Tail' to his credit.

Paddington looking frankly less scared than he should be in 'Halloween H20: 20 Years Later' (1998).

Meet Jason Chou—the Artist Who Photoshops Paddington Into Your Favorite Movies and TV Shows

On March 9, 2021, aspiring VFX artist Jason Chou said he’d Photoshop Paddington into a different movie or TV show every day until he forgot. He hasn’t forgotten yet.

'The Boating Party' by Mary Cassatt, circa 1893-1894.

The National Gallery of Art’s New Game—Artle—Is Basically Wordle for Art Lovers

Games like Wordle continue to proliferate—and thanks to the National Gallery of Art, art lovers now have an ‘-le’ of their own.

Lisa Frank and Pillsbury Have Teamed Up to Make Ready-to-Bake Unicorn Cookies

After dominating school supplies aisles in the 1990s, Lisa Frank has infiltrated the cookie dough section of your local grocery store.

Vincent van Gogh continues to surprise scholars.

A Newly Identified Vincent Van Gogh Sketch Is Going on Display for the First Time

The artist has left behind a body of work that keeps expanding. This time, it's a pencil sketch that's been in private hands since 1910.

7 Misconceptions About the Renaissance

There are a lot of things we don't quite get right about the Renaissance, including when it actually took place.

Pencils have a long evolutionary history.

Who Invented the Pencil?

French engineer Nicolas-Jacques Conté created what is considered the modern pencil, though many have since made improvements.

12 Illuminating Facts About Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt, known for her intimate paintings of mothers and children, was the only American artist invited to join the French Impressionists.

Make Yourself a Happy Little Breakfast With This Bob Ross Waffle Maker

And if you burn the first waffle, channel your inner Bob Ross and shake it off as a “happy little accident.”

7 Things You Might Not Know About Harold and the Purple Crayon

The 1955 children's book by Crockett Johnson has some interesting ties to Sharon Stone, Spike Jonze, and Communism.

David Bowie at his first solo art exhibition in London in the 1990s.

A Painting by David Bowie Bought at a Thrift Store for $4 Will Sell for More Than $60,000

Original David Bowie artworks don’t surface often—but one was recently unearthed in a donation bin in Canada.

N.C. Wyeth's The Duel was recovered from a Beverly Hills, California pawn shop in 2014, thanks to the FBI's National Stolen Art File database.

How the FBI's National Stolen Art File Reunites Lost Works With Their Rightful Owners

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.

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which Michelangelo absolutely hated painting.

Common Misconceptions About the Renaissance

Did Galileo invent the telescope? No. Was he at least the first one to use it to study the moon? Also no.

The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen or Spring Garden by Vincent van Gogh, stolen from the Singer Laren museum in March 2020.

Interpol’s New App Allows Anyone to Help Track Down Stolen Art

The next time you come across a portrait stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, you can alert Interpol without making a single phone call.

One of Claude Monet's Water Lilies pieces, circa 1925.

11 Surprising Stories Behind Amazing Artworks

From Claude Monet’s water lilies to a lost-and-found Gustav Klimt painting, here’s how famous artworks came to be.

The Louvre Just Launched a New Online Database With Its Entire Collection—More Than 480,000 Artworks

The Louvre’s online database includes literally everything, from artworks in storage to those on display at other museums.

Scène de rue à Montmartre, painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1887.

Vincent van Gogh’s Rarely Seen Scène de rue à Montmartre to Be Put on Public Display for First Time Ever

The painting shows Vincent van Gogh’s early experimentation with Impressionism during a two-year stint in Paris.

Bob Ross Jigsaw Puzzles Are a Happy Little Way to Relax

The only thing more therapeutic than watching Bob Ross’s ‘The Joy of Painting’ is assembling a puzzle inspired by it.

Vincent van Gogh's original Portrait of Dr. Gachet wasn't stolen, but it hasn't been seen in 30 years.

New Online Art Exhibition Needs the Public’s Help to Track Down Lost Masterpieces by Van Gogh, Monet, and More

A priceless Van Gogh painting was snatched from a Dutch museum in March 2020. You wouldn’t happen to know anything about that, would you?

Alvin Langdon Coburn, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

7 Fascinating Facts About Henri Matisse

With innovative techniques and a palette of dazzling colors, French artist Henri Matisse revolutionized modern art in the first half of the 20th century.

Andrew Scott as the "Hot Priest" in Fleabag.

Someone Created an Amazing LEGO Portrait of Fleabag's "Hot Priest" Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott’s unforgettable performance in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 'Fleabag' warrants a LEGO portrait or two.

China Is Now Home to What May Be the World’s Most Stunning Bookstore

With its high arches and mirrored ceilings, Dujiangyan’s latest bookstore seems like it goes on forever.

This year's first place finisher is a young zebrafish photographed from above.

See the Big Winners of Nikon’s Microscopic Photo Competition

Snail tongues and nylon stockings are surprisingly beautiful. Fruit bat skeletons, on the other hand? Terrifying.