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Old Masters
Fabric of Society
Under the reign of Louis XIV, the art of tapestry was esteemed higher than painting, prized for its power to impress the masses with royal power and wealth.
Popping Up Everywhere
An exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art highlights Pop Art from around the world.
Out of This World
Four decades before Sputnik, Soviet avant-garde artists envisioned the conquest of space.
Jackson Pollock: No Chaos
With his drip paintings, Jackson Pollock found a new kind of order that inspired future generations of artists in all media to strive for boundlessness. Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) Jackson Pollock was born in 1912, in Cody, Wyo. Eight years later, he moved with his family to small-town California. After working for a time…
Flight of Fancy: Colored Diamonds
Colored, or “fancy,” diamonds have gone from being a curiosity to being the ultimate prize among gems.
Moving Designs: Art Deco Cars and Motorcycles
Cars from the Art Deco era park themselves at the MFA Houston.
The Black Arts: 19th-Century French Drawings and Prints
The Getty Museum shines a light on some dark works.
Pierre Bonnard: Trouble in Paradise
Pierre Bonnard’s search for Arcadian bliss may have been frustrated in life, but it yielded a harvest of color that endures in art.


































