Paintings

As Layers of Old Varnish Are Removed, Italian Renaissance Painter Ercole de’ Roberti’s Brilliance Is Revealed Once Again

Newly conserved paintings of a nearly forgotten master.

Laura Llewellyn | June 18, 2019

Over thirty years after it was stolen from the University of Arizona, a de Kooning will be conserved at the Getty.

Amy Hood | March 18, 2019

Study and treatment of a Renaissance altarpiece reveals new details about the artist’s working method, as well as his brilliant colors

Chelika Yapa | February 5, 2019

Dig into the details of some of Bruegel’s beloved paintings.

Katie Underwood | October 29, 2018

A new look at the rise of the nude in art.

Thomas Kren | October 9, 2018

Paintings move around the museum on a weekly basis—why?

Kevin Torres-Spicer | September 6, 2018

Explore paintings by a Renaissance master with two curators.

Zoom in on one of the most important works of art.

Alexandria Sivak | November 7, 2017

An editor's notes on the unruly writing of the Italian Futurists

Janelle Gatchalian | October 13, 2017

Looking closely at an American abstract expressionist’s painting reveals more than meets the eye.

Triptych panels by Gerard David on view together for the first time since 1927.

Anne Woollett | March 30, 2017

Restoring the reputation of an Italian seicento master.