Tove Jansson, Beloved Creator of the Moomins, Painted the World as She Wanted to See It
In 1942, newly moved out of her family’s Helsinki apartment and living on her own, the Finnish artist Tove Jansson painted a ...
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What Was the ‘Estrado’? An Enlightening New Show Explores the Female-Centric Home Gallery and Refuge
A Room of Her Own” at the Hispanic Society in New York showcases sacred Estrado spaces of upper-class women in the 15th-18th ...
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An Old City archeologist writes an opera for a murdered 19th century woman
Composer Melissa Dunphy discovered an unsolved murder at her home from 144 years ago. She brings her back to life with “Alice Tierney.” ...
Drawing the Italian Renaissance: a 'relentlessly impressive' exhibition
Show at the King's Gallery features an 'enormous cache' of works by the likes of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael ...
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Unveiling Mona Lisa: The Enigmatic Woman Behind the Portrait
The “Mona Lisa,” painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century, is undoubtedly one of the most famous artworks in ...
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See the evolution of nude depictions in art throughout the 1900s — including works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse — ...
From anime to fine art: Japan's Yoshitaka Amano is celebrated with a major retrospective
MILAN (AP) — In a career spanning more than 50 years, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano has gained a following as an animator, ...
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel may show woman with breast cancer: study
New research suggests that Renaissance master artist Michelangelo Buonarroti had etched a woman battling breast cancer into ...
Experts discover hidden medical detail in Michelangelo’s ‘The Flood’ painting. See it
The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
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Michelangelo May Have Painted An Unusual Cancer Case In The Sistine Chapel
The fact modern doctors can recognize it reveals Michelangelo’s extraordinary capacity for and dedication to anatomical accuracy.
A Renaissance Diagnosis? Researchers think Michelangelo hid one of the earliest depictions of breast cancer in the Sistine Chapel
One of art history’s greatest masterpieces might also be one of the earliest visual records of this disease. A study proposes ...
The Lipstick Trick Every French Woman Knows
To make lipstick – and blush, for that matter – look natural, it’s basically about layering several sheer shades on top of each other,” says Serrat. “Natural cheek and lip blush never consists of just ...