Surviving a dynamite blast, vandalism, and coats of paint, Columbia University’s Alma Mater statue has watched over the bustling Manhattan…
Fan Kuan painted this majestic hanging scroll, almost seven feet tall, more than a thousand years ago. In 1958 a…
South African President Jacob Zuma unveiled this huge statue of Nelson Mandela in December 2013, in an emotional ceremony eleven…
To most passersby, this looks like a white brick wall, but it is actually a whisper of a mural designed…
At first glance, Horace Pippin's Holy Mountain paintings appear to be idyllic scenes of harmony in Paradise. But closer inspection…
This beautiful scene depicts "the three Marys" visiting Jesus's tomb the morning after the Crucifixion. It is full of the…
A retired naval commander wanted his grand house in Washington, DC to include decorative motifs that would remind him of…
This painting may not look radical, but it was considered extraordinary when it appeared at a 1981 student art exhibition…
German painter Lovis Corinth fell in love with his 21-year-old art student, to her family's disapproval. He painted her portrait…
Caravaggio was a master of light and dark. In this painting, Jesus blesses the bread at a simple inn table,…