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Drag Art History: Spilling the Tea on the Tudor Dynasty
Hear about the drama behind the Tudor dynasty.
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5 Things to Know about Artist Marie-Guillemine Benoist
A history-making artist, the Psyche myth, a Beyoncé video, and more.
By Magnolia Molcan
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A Renaissance Mystery: Investigating Corneille de Lyon’s “Portrait of a Man”
Exploring a painting’s unanswered questions.
By Georgia Brabec
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Renewal Among the Ruins: Vigée Le Brun in Exile
Vigée Le Brun developed a highly sought-after style of portraiture.
By Isabella Holland
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Conserving Boucher: A Painting’s Relationship to Tapestry Production
The Paintings Conservation department undertook a three-year treatment of François Boucher’s Vertumnus and Pomona.
By Elise Effmann Clifford, Kathryn Harada, and Sarah Kleiner
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Séances And Spiritualism: The Visions of James Tissot
Tissot’s most personally meaningful work was as a visionary religious artist.
By Melissa Buron
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The Impresario: Degas ‒ Or Tissot?
James Tissot: Fashion + Faith is the first major reassessment of Tissot’s career in over 20 years.
By Anthea Callen
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Tissot’s Fascination with Fashion
James Tissot grew up in a household attuned to fashion.
By Justine De Young
