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February 8, 2024

Spot the Self-Portrait II: How Many Famous Artists Can You Identify? [Quiz]

We're back with another art history quiz, and this one's quite a challenge. We first introduced our Spot the Self-Portrait quiz in April 2023, and we must admit, for anyone with a decent knowledge of art history, it was probably a breeze. So, for the sequel, we dug a bit deeper and found 20 more self-portraits by famous painters from the 17th century all the way up to the first half of the 20th century.

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February 6, 2024

Lost Gustav Klimt Painting Is Rediscovered After Almost 100 Years

Embed from Getty Images Gustav Klimt lived at a pivotal time in European history, as the once-powerful Austrian Empire was...

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January 31, 2024

X-Ray Scans Reveal Hidden Portrait of the Young Charles II Behind the Older King

Thanks to modern technology, we’re able to uncover hidden images within historic works of art.

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January 26, 2024

Pair of Small 17th-Century Portrait Paintings by Rembrandt Are Rediscovered After 200 Years

As one of the preeminent artists of the Dutch Golden Age, Rembrandt created some of the world's most famous paintings. His best known works were large-scale group portraits like The Night Watch and The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp. However, a recent discovery puts a pair of much smaller paintings in the limelight.

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January 22, 2024

Lost Tudor Wall Paintings Found in Cambridge University Building

The Tudors are arguably the most famous of England's monarchs, with the exception of the present House of Windsor.

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December 25, 2023

Team of 30 Archaeologists Spend 5 Years Uncovering Ancient Egyptian New Year’s Painting

Archeology is often envisioned as a quest, whether it be digging for treasure or scouring caves.

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December 22, 2023

37 of the Most Famous Artworks in History That Every Art History Buff Should Know

Throughout history, there have been certain pieces of art that stand above the rest. Whether that's due to the incredible skill the artist used to create it or because of the significant culture or historical moment captured, there is no denying that some famous artworks have made an indelible mark on history.

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December 20, 2023

6 of René Magritte’s Most Famous Paintings That Capture the Surrealist’s Fascinating Mind

René Magritte is one of the most celebrated figures of the 20th-century Surrealist movement, alongside André Breton and Salvador Dalí.

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December 19, 2023

Book Reveals Hundreds of Frida Kahlo’s Fascinating Personal Photography Collection

Frida Kahlo was not only a great painter, but she was also a collector.

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December 13, 2023

You Can Now Take an Immersive Virtual Tour of the Lascaux Cave Paintings

In 1940, a teenager accidentally stumbled upon a series of prehistoric paintings in southwestern France. Though eventually called the Lascaux cave, the site is actually a web of multiple caves, with art on the walls dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era (between 12,000 to 50,000 years ago). The excitement surrounding the discovery led to the cave's opening in the mid-1950s.

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