Leading lights - Experts
New study sheds light on Rembrandt’s impasto technique
Works by Rembrandt (1606-1669) are often easy to spot. Trained completely in the North – unusual for the time, artists often worked towards studying in Italy – Rembrandt built a […]
The inaugural Art World Conference set for April
Dexter Wimberly and Heather Bhandari have come together to create the Art World Conference (AWC). The new, to-be annual event will bring 300 artists and art professionals of all levels […]
Conservator finds UV images in Jean-Michel Basquiat painting
When researching or working with an artwork, conservators are accustomed to finding unusual parts of it that often get overlooked or are invisible to the naked eye. Sometimes, underpaintings are […]
Uffizi director calls out Germany for stolen painting
Director of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Eike Schmidt, has boldly called out Germany concerning the return of a painting stolen by Nazi troops in 1944 during World War II. […]
Anna Coliva reinstated as director of Galleria Borghese after baseless ‘absentee’ accusation
After months of turmoil, Anna Coliva has been reinstated as director of Italy’s Galleria Borghese. Coliva was accused of ‘absenteeism’ concerning unauthorized gym visits in 2014 when the Italian Ministry […]
3-D printing project RePaint could revolutionize colour technology
Artificial intelligence usually gets a bad rap in the art world. In October, AI made headlines when Portrait of Edmund Belamy, a painting made completely by an algorithm, sold at […]
AR museum puts every Vermeer in one virtual place
From the onset of augmented reality, it only seemed inevitable that at some point in the very near future, anyone with a smartphone would be able to visit any museum […]
