A High Renaissance masterpiece, Bacchus and Ariadne (1520-23), by the great Italian painter Titian (c. 1488-1576), is getting a touch-up thanks to Bank of America’s (BOA) extensive art conservation program, which has helped save more than 15,000 objects in 40 countries since its launch in 2010. This is the second time under the microscope for this work.
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In ancient Rome, bathing was a staple, not a luxury. Bath buildings are one of the most frequently encountered types of structure at archeological sites across the Roman world, from the Middle East to Northern Europe.
More than 130 museums and historic landmarks in Iran have been damaged since the conflict with Israel and the United States erupted in January, despite efforts to mark protected locations and pleas from international groups to use caution.
In satirist James Gillray’s 1801 illustration A Cognocenti Contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique, the expert’s body is a stand-in for his skill. His stooped shoulders, shock of white hair, and gnarled fingers clutching a walking stick all signify not just age but wisdom. His ill-fitting waist coat, rumpled breeches, and a thatch of thick nose hair suggest a man too busy at his task to worry over his appearance, although his stark black top hat indicates his societal position and fit within this collection of antiquities.
William Turner Gallery is pleased to present Moses @ 100, an exhibition of works by Ed Moses marking the centennial of the artist’s birth. Opening Saturday, July 11 from 5–8 PM and on view through September 5, 2026, the exhibition brings together a focused selection of works that underscore the restless experimentation and continual reinvention that defined Moses’ practice for more than six decades.
“Painting has to do with how much you can tolerate.” —Philip Guston
As temperatures rise to summer highs, one artwork seems to encapsulate our collective torpor better than most: Salvador DalÍ’s The Persistence of Memory. The iconic 1931 work depicts a series of clock faces that appear to be melting in a seaside landscape hauntingly barren except for a leaf-less tree, a couple of simple architectural structures, and a distorted, globular form resembling the face of a sleeping human with incredibly long eyelashes.
RioBravoFineArt proudly presents a showing of work from the Timescapes series of paintings by Olin B. West, one of the Southwest’s most respected and talented artists. The show opens on July 11, 2026, Second Saturday Art Hop in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, and continues through August 28, 2026.
Image Makers for America: In Pursuit of a National Identity is the spectacular summer and fall exhibition at Couse-Sharp Historic Site, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence. All the works are significant examples by members of the Taos Society of Artists (TSA), which was formed in 1915 with the expressed goal of creating “authentically American” art.
Two major additions to American culture opened their doors within days of each other after multi-year projects strategically planned to culminate during the country’s 250th anniversary: the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago and the Tang Wing for American Democracy at the New York Historical in Manhattan.
