Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Experts Say They’ve Found a Portrait of a Mysterious Businessman Hidden Beneath a Titian Masterpiece
When the Renaissance artist painted his famous "Ecce Homo" around 1570, he covered up a portrait of an "an unknown ...
Sketches and sculptures of love
Love is in the air. Red roses are selling like hotcakes and teenage hearts are skipping a beat in anticipation. Valentine’s Day may be an imported concept, but ...
After Lorne
The ringmaster of Saturday Night Live is 80 years old. What happens to the show, not to mention American comedy, when he ...
The Writer Who Understood the Power of Not Being ‘Nice’
Janet Malcolm is remembered, above all, for her ruthlessness. But when I went looking for it, I found something much more ...
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See the Miniature Portrait of Mary Magdalene That Raphael Painted When He Was Only 20
A tiny portrait of Mary Magdalene by Raphael has sold at auction for $3.1 million. The delicate oil painting measures less ...
Every celebrity ex Pete Davidson had tattooed on his body before having 200 inkings removed in dramatic new look
Pete Davidson has stunned fans with his bold new look after removing hundreds of tattoos from his skin - including inkings in ...
With a new David Hockney show in Palm Springs, we visit the artist’s L.A. haunts
Artist David Hockney used to cruise Los Angeles in his Mercedes. From the Chateau Marmont to Gemini G.E.L., we re-create his ...
The New Yorker2d
The Eternal Mysteries of Red
It’s often deemed the first color, the strongest color, the color that stands for color itself. So why does it keep slipping ...
Jewish Press8h
Hitler’s Photographer And The Strange Case Of His ‘Jewish Daughter’
The story of the relationship between Hitler and Bernile had been generally unknown until the Alexander Historical Auction House auctioned this photograph to an anonymous, international buyer for a wi ...
Once Malta’s Capital, Mdina and Its Baroque Splendor Are A Draw Today
The town of Mdina played a huge role in Maltese history. Today, it's hugely popular for its walled Baroque splendor.
Miami’s tropical impressionist, Magnus Sodamin, finds inspiration in the Everglades
No matter where you are in South Florida, it’s never that far from the Everglades. Yet it takes someone like painter Magnus ...
TheCollector on MSN5d
Hidden Portrait Found Beneath Titian Masterpiece
It turns out that even history’s most successful artists occasionally recycled their own canvases. A revered religious ...