You've likely seen this glassy-eyed late 19th Century barmaid before, but what can we make of this painting today? Better Know: Manet’s Bar by The Art Assignment
Griselda Pollock unpacks some of the questions raised by Manet’s last masterpiece. A Bar at the Folies-Bergère with Griselda ... by HENI Talks
Manet turns the tables—or in this case, the bar—on how we view painting. Édouard Manet, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
The Paris Opera was a who’s who of society, and the attendees were as much on display as the performers. Auguste Renoir, La Loge by Dr. Beth Harris and Rachel Ropeik
Is that a lion, or a dog? Cranach’s peculiar animals have us scratching our heads along with Adam. Lucas Cranach the Elder, Adam and Eve by Rachel Ropeik and Dr. Steven Zucker
Gauguin’s nude is suspended between dreams and reality— just like his imperialistic vision of Tahiti. Paul Gauguin, Nevermore by Rachel Ropeik, Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
All conventions of perspective are called into question in Cézanne’s meditation on the nature of experience. Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Plaster Cupid by Rachel Ropeik, Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
An optimistic message to his doctors, or a farewell letter to his utopian artistic dream? We’re all ears. Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Ben Pollitt