When Madame du Barry, King Louis XV’s last mistress, pleaded for “just a little moment more” before her execution in 1793, in the throes of the French Revolution, she seemed to capture the fleeting ...

In one of our favorite episodes to date, we look at a burgeoning trend in the art world. Michaela Yearwood-Dan, A conduit for joy (2021). ©Michaela Yearwood-Dan. Image courtesy Marianne Boesky Gallery ...

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The happy family, called Young couple contemplating a sleeping child, or The return home, or The reconciliation. Oil on canvas, 70 x 89 cm ...

If you've noticed a remarkable amount of pastels in fall, people wearing a surprising number of impractical yet whimsical accessories, or an abundance of shells and flowers motifs, don't worry, babe.

Detail view of Yvette Mayorga, “Resting Scrolling, After François Boucher’s ‘Madame de Pompadour,’ 1756” (2022) (all images courtesy The Momentary) BENTONVILLE, Ark. — In art historical accounts, the ...

A Hard Sell: on Mexican art in the age of austerity Analogies, of course, could easily be drawn between our own climate of critical pluralism and unbridled consumerism, making all the more timely ...

Between 1990 and 1997, the percentage of U.S. households owning computers increased from 15% to 35%. More and more people got used to the digital aesthetics and the ways content was displayed on ...

The art of the Rococo was not merely supposed to be fun (“Icons: Disney Knows Rococo,” Review, Nov. 27); it is frequently suggestive, intended for the private delectation of adult viewers. Jean-Honoré ...

pptx, 10.59 MB docx, 35.92 KB docx, 3.33 MB docx, 21.45 KB docx, 164.12 KB Explore centuries of art, design and architecture with this complete 7-lesson KS2 Art unit. This substantial, ready-to-teach ...

Doomed to be thrust from power by the onrushing forces of history, the aristocracy of 18th century Europe elected to live out its autumn in a sort of perpetual costume party. It was an age of ...