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“We thought the best way to help people understand Van Gogh’s life was to...
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Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
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Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
When people talk about “realism” in art, they are typically referring to one...
Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
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Whether your mom is dazzled by the Impressionists or, like mine, is...
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Mannerism is the -ism that followed the sophisticated High Renaissance and...
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It's a natural history museum, so they have giant dinosaurs!
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He left the cat for last
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Peter Paul Rubens, Hercules's Dog Discovers Purple Dye, ca. 1636, Musée...
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I’m not saying Hamilton the Musical saved Alexander Hamilton’s face from getting...
One way to look at all art is through the lens of design. All art uses...
Mickalene Thomas, Sista Sista Lady Blue, 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art...
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Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
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