Barely scratching the surface: Pablo Larraín and his controversial trilogy
After the release of 'Maria', Pablo Larraín completed his long-lasting trilogy of historical female figures that began with 'Jackie' in 2016.
Phys.org on MSN7d
Rediscovered fresco reveals Islamic tents in medieval Christian churches
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to ...
Behind a false wall, a lost da Vinci might lurk
A mural commissioned in 1503 for the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence has been the subject of controversy and debate for more than ...
Artnet7d
As We Enter the Year of the Snake, Let’s Revisit the Serpent’s Starring Role in Art
From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...
U.S. News & World Report15d
The Last Supper (Il Cenacolo)
lies inside Milan's Santa Maria delle Grazie church. Depicting the moment that Christ tells his apostles that one of them will betray him, the painting is immensely moving, especially considering ...
The New Yorker5d
The Aesthetic Empire of Alma Mahler-Werfel
A lustrous scion of fin-de-siècle Vienna, she was born Alma Maria Schindler, the daughter of the operetta singer Anna Bergen ...
Inside Ann Sherry’s home and art collection
For the first in a series on Australia’s top art collectors, the NAB director walks us through the inner Brisbane home she ...
Frieze10d
Camille Henrot’s Playful Acts of Disruption
From etiquette manuals to childhood memories, the artist’s new works at Hauser & Wirth explore the paradoxes of control and ...
EurekAlert!8d
‘Altar tent’ discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity
But images of Islamic tents from the Western Islamic world, such as Spain, are extremely rare and this might be the only detailed, full-size depiction to be identified. The fresco was painted ...