This is not a selfie by a 14-year-old: it's a portrait paid for by the boy's parents and executed by a painter renowned for his ability to render details. So…
Monet and other Impressionists who worked in France beginning in the 1860s were famous for their obsession with depicting transient effects of light. In my opinion, the Luminists obsessed over light in…
I've been an atheist for decades, so it took some poking and prodding and peeling of my psyche to figure out why I like this piece so much: it's clearly…
Through May 1, 2016, the Metropolitan Museum has on display Artistic Furniture of the Gilded Age, a selection of luxury furniture from the late 19th century. There isn't much gilding: silver was the…
When I think of 19th-century industry, I think of Vanderbilt's railroads ... And Holley's steel mills ... And Thomas Price's lab. According to the MMA's site, the subject of this…
A couple weeks ago, while zipping through the Metropolitan Museum's galleries taking photos of favorites, I spotted this 9-inch bronze in a glass case in the American Wing galleries. What's this painter…
Violent disagreement with the driver Dude, I told you not to get us on the Beltway! Who are you, and what have you done with my cubs? What does Alexander the Great…
The Art Renewal Center sponsors an annual competition for contemporary realistic art. Since the winning paintings don't usually go on tour, I was delighted to see that for a short time, the…
Aside from seeing real paintings and sculptures - which are always much better than even the most excellent photos - the best reason to visit a gallery or museum in person…
The Power and Pathos exhibition of Hellenistic bronzes has moved from the Getty Museum to the National Gallery in Washington - its final stop. If you have the chance, do…