Art history
How Van Gogh’s 'Terrace of a Café at Night'—with its starry sky—was inspired by a friend’s painting
The work’s dramatic colour contrast echoes a Parisian street scene by Louis Anquetin, now on show at London’s National Gallery
Leonardo scholar claims newly discovered document proves artist’s mother was enslaved
While researching a work of historical fiction, Carlo Vecce says he found a document signed by Leonardo da Vinci’s father implying his mother was an enslaved woman from the North Caucasus region
Art history sleuths reunite mother with husband and son in 17th-century Flemish portrait
Scholars have pieced together separate parts of painting after 200 years
The Van Gogh phenomenon: our top ten most popular stories on the artist
After 200 posts of the "Adventures with Van Gogh" blog, an intriguing look back at the most-read posts
Drawing of male nude is Michelangelo’s sketch for Sistine Chapel, scholar says
Red chalk preparatory work may be linked to “Worship of the Brazen Serpent” section of Vatican masterpiece
The Girl with a Glass Bauble Earring? Why Vermeer's painting probably did not depict a real pearl
Plus, did you know the work used to be called “Girl with the Turban” and once sold for less than £1?
Revealed: Vermeer's patron was, in fact, a woman—and she bought half the artist’s entire oeuvre
New research in the Rijksmuseum's catalogue for its Vermeer blockbuster suggests that Maria de Knuijt may have influenced his subject matter
Life in Van Gogh’s Yellow House: the mysterious objects on his kitchen table
A still life, painted just after Vincent mutilated his ear, holds intriguing clues
Can this ‘art world outsider’ draw in an art-curious YouTube crowd?
Hosted by a science writer and actor, the Getty’s "Becoming Artsy" video series ditches the traditional documentary delivery of art history in favour of emotion, drama and fun
Radical outsiders: how Cézanne and Van Gogh drove art to new heights
Ahead of Tate Modern’s Cézanne blockbuster exhibition, we investigate the two artists' links
Brazilian Modernism has been defined by—and, sometimes, against—the country's national identity
As Brazil celebrates its bicentennial this week, we survey the movements that have defined the country's art scene over the past 200 years
Tests reveal secrets of four Vermeer paintings—including their authenticity—in Washington, DC show
The National Gallery of Art has carried out scientific tests on the works, finding fascinating discoveries beneath the paint
New interactive encyclopaedia traces history of Palestinian art and culture
Digital project from the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut explores how the Palestinian people have used art to express their social and political history
Partygate: debaucherous celebrations captured by artists through the ages
As Sue Gray report detailing the British government's breach of lockdown rules is published, we look at similar scenes in art history
From Anglo-Saxon sculpture to Tracey Emin's tent: BBC series summarises the biggest British art events of the past 2,000 years
Art That Made Us winds through the centuries, exploring the cultural effects of landmark historical events such as the Black Death and the First World War
Women are on top at London's Eye of the Collector fair
Almost half the works on show at the boutique event are by female artists—and lower price points are attracting buyers
'Art world disillusionment led me to make art with memes': artist Cem A on his London exhibition
The man behind the infamous Instagram account @freeze_magazine shows his meme creations at the Barbican
A new visual history of domestic service spanning 400 years examines the lives of those working within the home
From drawings and paintings by Dürer and Velázquez to lesser known images, book puts servants and slaves centre stage
Take a fresh look: a new little history of art offers a global perspective
In her forthcoming book, Charlotte Mullins aims to challenge the “myopic prioritisation of male Western art” in earlier art history publications
‘Not art history as usual’: book brings together revolutionary writings by the feminist art historian Linda Nochlin
The 30 essays on realism, Modernism and modernity include seven that have never before been published
Try nude modelling—it will make you a better artist
Being a life model is not just artistic tradition or a way to make money
Betye Saar repaints lost mural at Frieze Los Angeles
The 95-year-old artist was on hand at the fair this week
Christie’s supports charity delivering art history lessons for students at UK state schools
Art History Link-Up chief says subject is a rare offer at state schools because of cuts and teacher shortages
Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu’s greatest work is much loved by the art market—but it should mean more to art history too
Editions of the Anyanwu sculpture always attract attention at auction, but the legacy of the work and its maker are largely ignored both in his home country and the international art scene
The results are in: the real impact of Covid-19 on the art market
Plus, Dawn Ades on Duchamp and Superflex on Cildo Meireles
Postgraduate art history students in UK say they are being encouraged to produce ‘less rigorous and ambitious’ research in light of pandemic
As the funding body, UK Research and Innovation, restricts additional funding, students are being asked to rethink projects
Freshman art history student uncovers identity of Mughal miniature
Connections have been made between the Colby College Museum of Art’s Man with a Flowered Coat and portraits of the 17th-century commander Sayyid Muzzafar in international collections
A separated pair: the story behind Van Gogh’s famed empty chairs
An insight into what the two paintings reveal about Vincent's life with Gauguin in the Yellow House