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June 23, 2025

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Four Paintings Speak to Each Other Across Space and Time

See how Titian, Cezanne, and Rozeal. remix and reinterpret conventions for painting people.

By Annie Yi

A collage of Titian's Venus with a Mirror, Rozeal's afro.died.T, Cezanne's Boy in a Red Waistcoat, and Titian's Ranuccio Farnese

June 20, 2025

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Creating an Index of American Design

The US government once employed artists to draw pictures of designs from historical objects. The idea is reimagined by artists today.

By Matthew Westerby

June 5, 2025

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How the Index of American Design Kickstarted Edward Loper’s Art Career

The acclaimed Delaware artist first brought his artistic ambitions to life drawing decorative art objects for the Work Progress Administration project.

By Abby Whitlock

May 15, 2025

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The Marvelous Details of Joris Hoefnagel’s Animal and Insect Studies

Scroll to discover tiny brushstrokes, hidden meanings, and the immense impact on our understanding of the natural world.

May 15, 2025

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Seven Highlights from the Index of American Design

Peer into the American past with a collection of Great Depression–era watercolors.

By Abby Foster

May 15, 2025

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Who Is Elizabeth Catlett? 12 Things to Know

Meet a groundbreaking artist who made sculptures and prints for her people.

April 1, 2025

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From Old Car Tires, Chakaia Booker Reveals Beauty and Devastation

Transforming discarded tires into monumental sculptures, the artist reflects on the environmental impact of our daily commutes.

March 17, 2025

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Layers of Power in "The Feast of the Gods"

At first glance, this painting looks like a great party. But it’s more complicated than that.

Six women, eight men, two satyrs, and one child gather in pairs and trios in a loose row that spans the width of this nearly square painting. They are set within a landscape with craggy rocks, cliffs, and trees. Most of the people face us, and the men, women, and child have pale skin. The two satyrs have men’s torsos and furry goat’s legs, and they have darker, olive complexions. Most of the men wear voluminous, knee-length togas wrapped in short robes in shades of white, topaz blue, grass green, coral orange, or rose pink. Most of the women wear long, dress-like garments in tones of shell pink, apricot orange, or lapis blue over white sleeves. For all but one woman, their garments have fallen off one shoulder to reveal a round, firm breast. Several objects are strewn on the rocky, dirt ground in front of the group, including a wide, wooden bucket with a piece of paper affixed to its front to our right, a glass goblet, a pitchfork, a large blue and white ceramic dish filled with grapes and small yellow fruits, and an overturned cup near the center. Cliff-like, craggy rocks rise steeply behind the group to our left, filling much of the sky opposite a tall grove of leafy, dark green trees to our right. A few puffy white clouds float across the vivid blue sky. The slip of paper on the barrel has been inscribed, “joannes bellinus venetus p MDXIIII.”

March 17, 2025

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Isolation in Pablo Picasso’s "Family of Saltimbanques"

The painting shows us the ambiguity and loneliness of life on the outskirts of society.

March 17, 2025

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Art Comes to Life in Joan Miró’s "The Farm"

Joan Miró’s complex and captivating painting is full of life and mystery.

Four Paintings Speak to Each Other Across Space and Time

Creating an Index of American Design

How the Index of American Design Kickstarted Edward Loper’s Art Career

The Marvelous Details of Joris Hoefnagel’s Animal and Insect Studies

Seven Highlights from the Index of American Design

Who Is Elizabeth Catlett? 12 Things to Know

From Old Car Tires, Chakaia Booker Reveals Beauty and Devastation

Layers of Power in "The Feast of the Gods"

Isolation in Pablo Picasso’s "Family of Saltimbanques"

Art Comes to Life in Joan Miró’s "The Farm"

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