When second-year WUDPAC Fellow Taryn Nurse, a painting major, began work on an 1866 portrait by 19th-century English artist Simeon Solomon, she had no idea it would turn into a detective story. The ...

When one looks at a painting, there’s no telling at first glance what may be hidden beneath. Here, a woman appears in partial profile, wearing a white chemise a la reine dress, her pale skin offset by ...

Art restoration combines art history, chemistry, and studio art. Restoring a painting can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months. Although it can be meticulous, knowledge of proper techniques ...

A nearly century-old Grant Wood painting at the Sioux City Arts Center has been sent to Minneapolis for a year-long conservation process. The seven-panel mural, titled Corn Room, was originally ...

When viewing paintings, people usually focus on what they can see. But often, the stories behind the painting — from how it was made to how it got to a museum — are just as interesting. “On the Same ...

A massive painting memorializing Benedict Arnold's heroism during the 1777 Battle of Saratoga was unrolled for the first ...

The 17th-century portrait Las Meninas (1656), or “The Maids of Honor,” is universally regarded as Diego Velázquez’s magnum opus, and perhaps the single greatest existing expression of classical ...

A monumental masterpiece by Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) is about to undergo a major conservation effort. The painting, The Blinding of Samson (1636), is one of the ...

A massive oil painting on canvas memorializing Benedict Arnold's heroism during the 1777 Battle of Saratoga was unrolled for ...

Jonathan Sherman’s work is currently on display at the Hofstra University Museum of Art. But don’t look for his name — he didn’t create any of the paintings on exhibit. Instead, Sherman restored a ...

Recorded on April 7, 2021 This virtual workshop was hosted by the East Asian Painting Conservation Studio, Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, on April 6th and 7th, 2021. The program ...

Recorded on April 6, 2021 This virtual workshop was hosted by the East Asian Painting Conservation Studio, Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, on April 6th and 7th, 2021. The program ...