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October 1, 2026

Rembrandt Self-Portrait Returns To German City 80 Years After It Was Secretly Removed

After 80 years away, one of Rembrandt’s early self-portraits has returned to the German city of Gotha in the Herzogliches Museum. The painting, which shows the artist in his early 20s, is back on display as part of the exhibition Rembrandt 1632: The Creation of a Brand. But its homecoming is about much more than an exhibition.

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September 26, 2026

Researchers Reveal How Prehistoric Cave Art May Have Changed by Torchlight

When we look at prehistoric cave paintings today, we usually see them brightly illuminated or reproduced in photographs.

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April 13, 2026

A $1 Million Pablo Picasso Painting Is Being Raffled Off for Only $116

At the end of 2025, we reported on the third edition of the 1 Picasso for 100 Euros charity raffle,...

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April 2, 2026

Monet’s Dreamlike, Venice-Inspired Paintings Are Now on Display in San Francisco

In October 1908, at 68 years, French Impressionist painter Claude Monet arrived in Venice with his second wife, Alice. It was his first and only time in the city, but the experience left a lasting impression. The city’s stunning canals and ornate architecture inspired more than 100 works.

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March 30, 2026

Brooklyn Museum To Host Stunning Selection of Modernist Masterpieces This Fall

Throughout his life, Henry Pearlman developed quite the eye for Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces.

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March 30, 2026

U.S.’s First Comprehensive Exhibition on Renaissance Master Raphael Coming to NYC

Despite living a relatively brief life, Italian Renaissance master Raphael left behind one of the world’s most indispensable legacies when...

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March 24, 2026

Korean Art Exhibition Highlights National Treasures Spanning 2,000 Years of Art

The Art Institute of Chicago recently opened its largest exhibition devoted to Korean art after 40 years. Korean National Treasures: 2,000 Years of Art is an expansive examination of the country’s creative output in sculpture, painting, and beyond, featuring a total of 140 works.

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March 17, 2026

Italy Buys Rare Caravaggio Portrait for $35 Million

After more than a year of negotiations, the Italian state has bought a rare portrait by Caravaggio, the Baroque painter...

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March 15, 2026

Medieval Manuscript Reveals Cat Paw Prints Left in Wet Ink 500 Years Ago

More than 500 years ago, a medieval scribe bent over a sheet of parchment, guiding a quill across the page...

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March 12, 2026

A Folder of “Nice Pictures” Turns Out to Be a Collection of Rembrandt Etchings

For years, a set of prints sat quietly inside a folder tucked away in a drawer. Their owner occasionally flipped through them, admired the delicate images, and then returned them to the rest of the family belongings. They were beautiful, certainly, but the family never suspected they were anything more than “nice pictures.” Only recently did the stack of prints reveal its true identity.

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