13 Facts About the Chauvet Cave Paintings
The Chauvet Cave paintings are tens of thousands of years old and depict iconic animals that are now extinct. Even Werner Herzog was impressed.
The Chauvet Cave paintings are tens of thousands of years old and depict iconic animals that are now extinct. Even Werner Herzog was impressed.
While affection grew for this painting, its true intentions—and even its real name—got lost.
The portrait of a teen girl has been chilling in a Maine attic for decades.
Completed in 1642, Rembrandt van Rijn's The Night Watch is not only a highlight of a career that spanned over 600 paintings, but also acclaimed as arguably the greatest portrait of the Dutch Baroque era.
It involves two moms, a big spread in ‘National Geographic,’ and of course, a man and his two dogs.
The drawing of three human figures with a pig was discovered in an Indonesian cave—and might be the world’s oldest art that tells a story.
Understanding the true story behind ‘Christina’s World’ makes the famed 1948 painting by Andrew Wyeth even more intriguing.
Keith Haring was best known for his graffiti-inspired artwork and contributions to the New York City art scene in the 1980s. Though he died in 1990 at just 31 years old, his artwork and legacy live on.
Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah is not quite 2 years old, but he has already sold several works.
Set in a real-life cafe overlooking the Seine, the painting captures a joyous moment among friends—but the history around this iconic Impressionist work makes it all the richer.
If you’ve ever found yourself chuckling at the angry man-heads on human babies in medieval art, the joke is actually on you.
‘Les Femmes d’Alger’ (‘Women of Algiers’) isn’t a single artwork, but a series of 15 paintings—though one is more famous than the others.
The master of Americana often drew on real people for inspiration, including one little boy who grew up to be the chairman of Nintendo.
What caused the “flaming clouds of blood and swords” that inspired Edvard Munch to paint 'The Scream'?
Though it’s now considered one of Pablo Picasso’s masterpieces, ‘Guernica’ didn’t have many fans when it debuted—one critic even called the artwork “one of the poorest things produced in the world.”
René Magritte’s surrealist masterpiece is his most recognized painting—but you may never get to see the real thing.
Frank Frazetta redefined fantasy in the 20th century, one gloriously violent painting at a time.
How much are some happy little trees worth to you? One art dealer believes it's a small fortune.
Today, ‘Luncheon on the Grass’ (or ‘Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe’) is regarded as 19th century French painter Édouard Manet's greatest triumph.
A close look at Georges-Pierre Seurat's 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884' reveals much more than a warm portrait of a sunny day in a lovely park.
'The Persistence of Memory' is the most recognizable work by Salvador Dalì, who painted it in the midst of a hallucination.
The world’s most valuable paintings cost more than some luxury cars, boats, and houses.
Before the artist created ‘The Starry Night,’ he dedicated himself to the surreal and beautiful wonder of ‘Sunflowers.’
In 1965, Kempton Bunton pleaded “not guilty” to stealing a Goya from London’s National Gallery. He then told everyone exactly how and why he took it.