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Painter Irfan Mohammad works on a truck at a sprawling workshop in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

These eye-popping, hand-painted trucks rule Pakistan's roads

8:02am February 05, 2022

by Hannah Bloch

Around the world, trucks are essential everyday vehicles. In Pakistan, trucks are also canvases for dazzling works of art. Truck art has served a social good too, and helped recover missing children.

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A pen and black ink drawing by Albrecht Dürer titled "The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a grassy Bench" is seen at London Art Week dealer Agnews, on Nov. 19, in London.

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Opinion: Albrecht Dürer's lesson for all of us today

8:32am December 18, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on "The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a Grassy Bank," by Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. The previously unknown drawing was unveiled this week in London.

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The final restoration project by the nonprofit Advancing Women Artists group features works by Violante Ferroni, an 18th century prodigy about whom little is known today.

'Where Are The Women?': Uncovering The Lost Works Of Female Renaissance Artists

1:35pm January 02, 2021

by Sylvia Poggioli

A nonprofit has identified 2,000 works by women artists that had been stashed in Italy's public museums and damp churches. It's also supported restoration of 70 works from the 16th to 20th centuries.

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Corey Hirsch, seen during his playing days with the Vancouver Canucks. The mask, which was designed by Frank Cipra and inspired by Psycho, even features Alfred Hitchcock's famous silhouette above Hirsch's eyes. These days, the mask holds special significa

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The Fine Art Of Stopping A Flying Puck

6:25am May 27, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

For decades, ice hockey goalies have carried on a tradition of painting their masks. Less visible, though, are the artists who design them — and the thriving cottage industry they've quietly built.

Edmond de Belamy, created using artificial intelligence, will be auctioned at Christie's on Thursday.

A.I. Produced 'Portrait' Will Go Up For Auction At Christie's

10:08pm October 22, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The print, called Edmond de Belamy, is a blurry depiction of what could be a "a man of the church" floating within a gilt frame. In place of the artist's signature is a math equation.

Mural Aims To Unite Greensboro With Some Tough Love

4:40pm February 16, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

On a clear day, painter Vera Weinfield and a team of volunteers put some of the final touches on a large, colorful outdoor mural in downtown Greensboro.

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Vincent Van Gogh's Olive Trees, made with oil on canvas in 1889. See the shadow cast by that small tree on the far right side? There's a grasshopper lurking in that shade.

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The Grasshopper In The Van Gogh

6:51pm November 08, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

When museum conservators examined Vincent Van Gogh's Olive Trees, they found something curious stuck in its paint: a grasshopper. Could it be just some weird leftover — or a crucial clue?

Matt signed his portrait, painted by Brian Peterson, on August 24, 2015.

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An Unlikely Friendship Reignites 2 Artists' Ambitions

5:01am November 03, 2017

Brian Peterson crossed paths with Matt Faris, a homeless man on his street, dozens of times before he decided to say hello. Through their bond, the two men also drew inspiration from each other.

Christie's unveiled Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi at Christie's New York on Tuesday in New York City.

Last Da Vinci Painting In Private Hands Will Be Auctioned Next Month

7:46pm October 11, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The portrait of Jesus Christ, Salvator Mundi, was recently confirmed to be a da Vinci that had been thought to be destroyed. It's not clear where the painting was, exactly, for more than a century.

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Reynolda House Opens Largest Exhibition To Date, "Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern"

11:12am August 18, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

A new exhibit that opens today goes beyond the paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe, to depict the artist herself.