Now we turn to a detective story involving the Dutch masters and white paint. Until the 20th century, one type of white paint made from lead reigned supreme. FRANCESCA CASADIO: There wasn't a painter ...

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, “The Vicomtesse de Vaudreuil” (1785) Oil on panel; 83.2 x 64.8 cm (32 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.) Johannes Vermeer had a serious thing for books. As it turns out, so did Edward ...

Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...

When the historic homes we live in and admire in Brooklyn today were spanking new, they were often enhanced with decorative painting. Special paint effects have a long history in the U.S., going back ...

This fall, David Zwirner Books is set to release History of Painting, which will feature several new works by famed artist Kerry James Marshall. Writers Teju Cole and Hal Foster will accompany the ...

Atlanta’s Cyclorama, a giant painting in the round, opens Feb. 22, 2019 in the brand-new Lloyd and Mary Ann Whitaker Cyclorama Building, a 25,000-square-foot rotunda on the Atlanta History Center ...