Impressionism
December 18, 2024

Spanish Painting Hidden for 140 Years Is Now on Public View for the First Time Ever

Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla wasn’t aware that he’d paint a sought-after masterpiece during his visit to Paris between 1889 and 1890. He also wasn’t aware that the work, titled Paris Boulevard (1890), would eventually be declared missing for more than a century. Primarily lauded for his sprawling seascapes, idyllic beach scenes, and astounding mastery of light, Sorolla didn’t often veer toward moodier compositions as he did in Paris Boulevard.

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Sculpture
December 17, 2024

Optical Illusion Bird Sculptures Made of Discarded Plastic Toys Sends an Important Environmental Message

One man's trash is this artist's material of choice. Artist Thomas Deininger takes discarded items and transforms them into anamorphic sculptures of birds, many of which are endangered or extinct, sending an important environmental message through his art. Each completed piece looks like a lifelike interpretation of a bird when looking at it from a particular angle, but the real magic sinks in once the point of view shifts.

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Wedding
December 16, 2024

Epic Photo of Couple Inside a Glacier Wins 2024 International Wedding Photographer of the Year

Hungarian wedding photographer Bettina Vass swept up at the 2024 International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition. Vass, who is now based in Iceland, not only won the Epic Location and Emerging Talent categories but was also the overall winner for her stunning portrait of a couple inside the Katla Glacier. Vass' evocative image beat out more than 2,000 wedding photographs submitted by 450 photographers in 63 countries.

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Art History
December 16, 2024

Rare Caravaggio Painting Emerges and Is Publicly Displayed for the First Time Ever

Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, has had a profound impact upon Baroque art. Throughout his short yet storied life (he died in 1610 at the age of 38), he produced some of art history’s most vivid paintings, each demonstrating a masterful command over light, movement, and emotion. Caravaggio, however, was not known for painting portraits. This fact is what makes the first-ever display of his portrait of Maffeo Barberini so incredible.

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