A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo ...
Virginia Woolf’s classic Mrs Dalloway was revolutionary for its challenge to the novel form and its representation of time.
If you’re not familiar with this artist’s name, there’s a good chance you’re passingly familiar with her most famous work, ...
Anti-Israel protesters say they spray-painted the front of a Columbia University building and blocked the sewage lines in ...
They were both painted in 1908 on the English-born artist’s first visit to Australia, as she accompanied her husband and ...
A New York-based art firm announced its experts have verified that a painting bought for $50 from a Minnesota garage sale is ...
Happy February, DC! Take your Valentine to a romantic R&B concert this month, or groove to the beats of local musician Bartees Strange at 9:30 Club. There’s also a ton of author talks, new art ...
Excuse me, but there’s something wrong here,’ she said. ‘I’m standing and you’re sitting.’ When the men looked up, my mother ...
At the age of 94, Isabella Ducrot is a rising star on the international art market. She is still making playful textiles in ...
After turning Charles VII's head in the 1440s, Agnès Sorel became his mistress and close advisor as well the era's great beauty.
Unrelenting, unrepenting, the artist who made a name for herself with huge drawings of hairy phallic screws presents a world ...