In the late 18th century, neoclassicism reawakened Europe’s fascination with the harmony and ideals of ancient Greece and Rome, offering a visual language of discipline and reason. Jacques-Louis David ...

Roaming Europe, we admire stately Neoclassical buildings and dramatic Romantic paintings. Around 1800, Europe was in transition, reflected in two art styles. First, we visit Europe’s great cities with ...

Another mile marker in museums’ ongoing efforts to pay overdue attention to artists of color will be reached this summer with the arrival of an exhibition of a mixed-race artist who was likely born ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — Gazing off into the distance, a pensive look on her face, the distinguished figure in Guillaume Lethière’s “Woman Leaning on a Portfolio” is no common French maiden. She is a nascent ...

Iké Udé’s images of actor Colman Domingo for Vogue’s May 2025 issue are quite stunning. (Domingo serves as one of the co-chairs of the Met Gala celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” the new ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. These minds do indeed transcend, however, in “Looking Up: Studies for Ceilings, 1550–1800,” currently on display ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles The 2026 record price for Neoclassical School was for Académie d’homme nu The ...

rokoo artart was a symptom of an excessive decadence among Europe's increasingly outof touch Elites but the world was changing there was a growing belief that science and reason could lead to progress ...