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A restorer prepares Rembrandt's famous painting the 'Night Watch' after a first phase of study in Amsterdam

Arts Jan 03

New hi-tech photo brings Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ up close

By Associated Press

Arts Nov 25

Titian
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Work of master painter Titian reunited for the first time in more than 400 years

An exhibition many have called "the art show of the year" are now on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. It includes a collection of masterworks by Titian, which have not been seen together in more than…

By Jared Bowen, GBH

Arts Mar 12

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Unraveling the mystery of a pioneering American painter’s missing work

Imagine discovering that a painting on your wall is a long, lost masterpiece. In two recent cases, the story centers on Jacob Lawrence, a pioneering American modernist painter. Lydia Gordon, of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, is our…

By Mike Melia, Tommy Walters, Lynsey Jeffery

Arts Oct 15

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With muralism, Mexico’s rich tradition of public art extends well beyond its borders

Muralism in Mexico represents one of the world's great art movements. Sparked partially by a trio of renowned painters in the 1920s, Mexico's vibrant tradition of public art now reaches well beyond its borders -- as seen in a recently…

By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane, Susana Seijas, Monica Wise Robles, Sam Weber

Arts Sep 11

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The unveiling of painter John Singer Sargent’s unsung muse

When John Singer Sargent was commissioned to paint a series of gods and goddesses at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, he turned for inspiration to Thomas McKeller, a young black model. Little has been known about the pair’s relationship --…

By Jared Bowen, WGBH

Nov 18

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Winslow Homer’s long love affair with the sea

By Jared Bowen, WGBH

Renowned 19th century American artist Winslow Homer began his journey in marine painting with a trip to Europe, following his well-known work documenting the frontlines of the Civil War as an illustrator. But it was back in the U.S., and…

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Jul 22

This artist reimagines pop art with a Plains Indian perspective

By Elizabeth Flock

“It’s not your grandparents’ Indian artwork,” Oklahoma City-based artist Brent Learned said of his colorful, impressionistic portrayals of the Plains Indian way of life.

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Apr 13

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David Hockney thinks you should take a longer look at life

By Jeffrey Brown

It's a kind of album of family and friends, but the pictures are large paintings at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. For a new exhibit called "82 Portraits and One Still Life," renowned artist David Hockney tried to…

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Oct 06

Immigrants find a home for their art and stories at this gallery

By Larisa Epatko

Step inside Nawara Omary Elliott's basement, and it’s a treasure trove of paintings, jewelry, sculptures and other art made by immigrants from around the world.

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Apr 25

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Art exhibit lets vision-impaired visitors touch masterpieces at Madrid museum

By PBS NewsHour

An exhibition, “Touching the Prado” at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, is designed to give the blind or those with limited sight an opportunity to create a mental image of a painting by feeling it. Alison Stewart reports.

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