The Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition has opened at the National Gallery at long last. It is accompanied by a handsome, fully illustrated hardcover catalogue. The hassle is that you have to book your slot to see it. Go in at one entrance to the building at the...
The much-anticipated Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition at the National Gallery in London will open next week. Many were disappointed by its postponement due to the COVID Pandemic. For those who can't make it to the exhibition, there is a surprisingly complete...
Christie’s has set a new auction benchmark for Artemisia Gentileschi today, with her early self-portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria selling for roughly $5.69 million at the house’s Rockefeller Centre headquarters. The work, part of Christie’s January Old Master...
A major painting by the Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, has been identified in the Royal Collection after it was misattributed at least two centuries ago. The rediscovered painting, Susanna and the Elders, forms a significant addition to Artemisia’s extant body...
Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Bought By Getty Museum An important painting by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-c.1654), the subject of a recent exhibition at the National Gallery London, has been sold to The Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Artemisia was one of the most...
Great Art Explained is a new book by James Payne, the creator of the hugely popular YouTube channel of the same name, in which he explores 30 masterpieces from across art history. This is a guidebook for anyone who has ever felt excluded from art history. Each highly...
Returning to NYC after a prolonged absence, I was dazzled by the vitality of current museum and gallery shows. Here are a few of the treasures autumn has unveiled. The Whitney has three terrific shows, all with a West Coast accent. Henry Taylor, the Los Angeles-based...
The National Gallery is re-opening its doors, somewhat in advance of the Tates. The Titian show of mythological paintings made for Philp II of Spain is once again available, though it isn’t continuing on to Scotland. Cue for cries of ‘Oh, but this is so unfair!’ The...
This is a new series by Artist/historian James Payne demystifying great works of art. We will be adding to this page as the content is produced. Subscribe To Great Artworks Explained Here Sometimes, a Landscape painting is anything but a painting of a landscape. This...