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,…
In his crowded, theatrical masterpiece, Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden reimagined a somber but familiar artistic theme as a…
Undertones of betrayal and debauchery smolder beneath this frothy garden scene. Even the statues are taken aback. What first appears…