Thanks to modern technology and some expert detective work, a nearly 400-year-old painting that had long been attributed to an unknown artist in Rembrandt’s workshop has now been judged to have been a work of the Dutch master himself.
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Walking around Boston these days, from the Museum of Science to the Greenway and beyond, it can start to feel like someone is always trying to sell you something.
The museum is embarking on a 10-year renovation plan despite its lack of a president, employee discontent, and the challenges of museum management.
The painting, discovered earlier this year, was attributed to the 13th-century Italian painter Cimabue.
Monkeys are taking over a gallery at the Fuller Craft Museum, starting Feb. 15, for an exhibit called “The Great Monkey Project.”
After years of doubts about its authenticity, specialists in Amsterdam have confirmed that a Vincent van Gogh self-portrait was indeed painted by the Dutch master.
Heirs hope a deal with Getty Images will promote the photographer’s later and lesser known works.
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The collaborative work is woven with colors, photos, and designs representing the artists’ very different histories.
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The enormous piece is packed with detail and art history references.
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What makes choreographing Cohen easy is that his music usually has a strong dance pulse. What makes it hard is that his lyrics often go where bodies can scarcely follow.
Slime, the bedazzled, stretchy sensation that has spawned its own social media influencers and fans of all ages, is taking up residence in New York City.
Polaroid founder Edwin Land understood the importance of cultivating cultural cachet.
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Artist Lennon Michelle Wolcott Hernandez found inspiration (and raw materials) in the office.
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The museum offers a deeper look at an artist who crisscrossed boundaries.
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He has been named chief curator of American art at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, in San Marino, Calif.
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The celebrated street artist returns to his artistic birthplace to paint his 100th mural, open an art retrospective, and speak at his alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design.
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A recent graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Nelson majored in painting and art history, two fields of study that have fueled her creative process.
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The legendary museum cut a narrow line through art history. It now cuts a broader swath, with more to come.
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Karl Blossfeldt’s plant studies are the launching point for the new show.
The concert scene is better than ever at the state’s largest art museums.
The Museum of African American History and Harvard’s Cooper Gallery showcase jazz photography.
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Light and shadow move through this gorgeous installation at Krakow Witkin Gallery.
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Women of color find oppression and grief where male artists traditionally found mystery and desire.
From Edward Gorey to Norman Rockwell, individual artists are soloists and stars at these small museums.
Lisa Tung envisioned a museum on the grounds of MassArt, a place to train a new generation of museum professionals.
“In the Company of Artists” celebrates the museum’s residency program with an exhibition of highlights.
It took a lifetime to convince Avital Sagalyn to share her work.
![Daniela Rivera: Labored Lanescapes (where hand meets ground) installation view. Photo credit: Charles Sternailmolo. Left: Donde el cielo toca la tierra #2 [Where the Sky Touches the Earth #2], 2019, oil on canvas, 12’ x 30’. Center: Donde el cielo toca la tierra #1 [Where the Sky Touches the Earth #1], 2019, oil on canvas, 12’ x 20’. Right: Donde el cielo toca la tierra #3 [Where the Sky Touches the Earth #3], 2019, oil on canvas, 12’ x 30’.](http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/10/10/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/18 (CStern_235FAM9074).jpg)
A packed season brings reappraisals of all-American favorites and solo shows for tomorrow’s art stars.
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“Unto This Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin” observes the great critic’s bicentenary.
Museums have watched their relevance wane for decades as the world shifted around them. With various culture wars raging, the MFA’s 150th anniversary brings the chance to reengage.
Báez will create an architectural sculpture that imagines ancient ruins below the venue.
The Louvre opened a new sprawling art conservation center Tuesday some 120 miles from Paris to protect the museum’s priceless artworks from its flood-prone storage reserves.
Gregory Ruffer stepped down following allegations of inappropriate conduct while he worked as a professor at a Florida college years ago, according to the center’s board of directors Sunday.
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Gallagher’s paintings are case studies in color, texture, and experimentation.
This week’s picks from Globe critics.
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The quintessential American artist cut his teeth as a Civil War illustrator, but did he ever really move on?
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Gordon Matta-Clark left an outsize legacy by dismantling buildings around the world.
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Some giant news in the contemporary art world: Acclaimed street artist Shepard Fairey, who got his start at the Rhode Island School of Design, returns to Providence this month where he’ll paint his 100th mural.
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The museum is responding with a daily release of first-come, first-serve tickets.
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The Boston Athenaeum solicited libraries of essential reading for the 21st-century.
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The traveling show inspires a viewer to rethink history and ecology.
A local blogger is just one enthusiast documenting the faded advertisements that dot buildings around the city.
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At the start of his career over 30 years ago, Jim Kociuba was the only art teacher in New Hampshire’s Hopkinton school district. Now retired, he’s focusing on his own art.
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Art and society intersect in two shows at the Addison Gallery of American Art.
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The Kennedy Institute opens
Ahead of the opening of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, the Globe Magazine explores the history of the project and Kennedy’s vision for it.
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Raising the roof at Harvard Art Museums
An in-depth look at the new complex designed by architect Renzo Piano.
