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Ahead of the final weekend for the Vermeer blockbuster at the Rijksmuseum, a new documentary goes behind the scenes in planning the exhibition
Oh! If only the “Girl With the Red Hat” could speak. In Johannes Vermeer’s painting, she’s turned around ...
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. has revealed that the painting 'Girl with a Flute' which has been attributed to Johannes Vermeer, wasn't actually painted by the Dutch master.
Workers reveal Judith and Holofernes by Caravaggio. The work was discovered in an attic in Toulouse. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images. Aficionados of Antiques Roadshow know that treasure sometimes hides in plain sight (if it isn’t a hoax or dud). And in operatic fashion, masterpieces often surface in prosaic domestic settings: attics, cellars, and garages. It’s precisely the romantic, slovenly nature—ideally blocked by cobwebs—of these spaces that draws us to discoveries therein. There’s something about the rags-to-riches unlikeliness of it all, such as turning $721,765 in profit...
To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. During every waking moment, we humans and other animals have to balance on the edge of our awareness of past and present. We must absorb new sensory information about the world around us while holding on to short-term memories of earlier observations or events. Our ability to make sense of our surroundings, to learn, to act, and to think all depend on constant, nimble interactions between perception and memory. Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent publication of the Simons Foundation whose mission is to enhance public ...