National Gallery of Art

Joanna Hiffernan’s close professional and personal relationship with artist James McNeill Whistler lasted more than two decades, yet who was she? Discover how the intriguing “woman in white” has inspired artists from the Victorian era to today.

The iconic New Woman—modern, independent, creative—was a revolutionary model. Explore the work and impact that women photographers around the world had on the history of modern photography from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Paintings and drawings by Philip Guston remain controversial decades after his death in 1980. Leading artists today respond to his influence and work in this in-depth look at the course of Guston’s 50-year career.

In 1971 Guston chronicled Richard Nixon’s rise to power in a scathing series of 73 drawings. These satirical images of “poor Richard” and his cohorts, Agnew, Mitchell, and Kissinger, are presented as the graphic novel Guston intended.

Five centuries ago trade and banking transformed Genoa into a center of wealth and culture. Painters across Europe joined local artists in utilizing the opulent baroque style to create works of art that still distinguish this port city.

The National Gallery of Art houses some 145,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, decorative arts, and new media. This richly illustrated handbook presents more than 400 masterworks from the nation’s art collection.

The Alfred Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition is the definitive publication on one of the most important photograph collections in existence.

Paintings by Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, and their circles reveal compelling discoveries about how artists worked in Renaissance Venice.

An award-winning publication examines vibrant works produced by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Leyster, and others during a time of remarkable change.