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Europe’s tumultuous 20th century spawned a kaleidoscope of cutting-edge art. From Spain to Hungary, Glasgow to Oslo, we seek out all that’s wild, colorful, surreal, and just plain fun.
After its medieval struggles, Europe rediscovered the art of the ancients, led by booming Florence. We revel in the bold spirit of the Cathedral’s lofty dome and Botticelli’s sweet Venus.
Yet Dürer’s arresting portrait of a young blond man, dressed in black against a red background, painted between 1500 and 1510, was influenced by his own stays in Italy. The faint, crooked smile ...
A new wave of restitution this week has highlighted how Europe’s cultural institutions are grappling to address how the art world’s history is intertwined with colonialism and racism.
New evidence of European cave art’s early origin fits a scenario in which wall drawings and other symbolic behaviors extend far back in the Stone Age (SN: 8/13/11, p. 22).
The Met is reopening 45 European art galleries after a five-year renovation. See famed works of art in a new light—literally. Written by Rossilynne Skena Culgan ...
The Denver Art Museum will place 85 artworks in new galleries beginning Sunday as part of The 19th Century in European Art on display for visitors to see in its permanent collection.