From classical masterpieces to contemporary installations, explore the expressions that have shaped cultures, sparked emotions, and inspired generations.
Several of Rembrandt’s paintings illustrated the Biblical parable of the Prodigal Son, perhaps due to the painter’s personal connection to the story.
The Grand Guignol plays were short yet subversive and revolutionary, using violence as an expressive tool.
One of the most extensively studied old masters, works by Rembrandt are notoriously difficult to attribute and authenticate.
The institutional theory holds that pieces we call art are artifacts of a kind, created to be presented to the public.
After ascending to the throne in 1936, King George VI of Britain became a symbol of courage and national unity during World War II.
Pauline Bonaparte, Napoleon's beloved sister, shocked high society by posing nude for sculptor Antonio Canova, cementing her status as a pioneering fashion icon.
During the Counter-Reformation, Rome’s urban landscape was reshaped, igniting an architectural rivalry between Bernini’s theatrical approach to design and Borromini’s symbolic use of geometry.
What is the Sublime, and how does it relate to one of art history’s greatest baroque artists, Caravaggio?