The Kimbell Art Museum has acquired a rare still life by an artist whose name remains a mystery.

Jean Siméon Chardin's 1760 painting The Cut Melon is officially headed to the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, after a failed attempt to win it at auction. Last June, the Chardin painting ...

Created when he was either 12 or 13 years old, it is the Renaissance artist’s first painting — and the piece hangs on a wall at the Kimbell Art Museum of Fort Worth.

“Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries” will be on view in Fort Worth through Sept. 15.