Art Meets Science
Spanish Confectioners Create Life-Size Chocolate Replica of Picasso's 'Guernica'
Local artisans undertook the ambitious project in honor of the 85th anniversary of the bombing depicted in the famed anti-war mural
Scientists Use Laser Paintbrush to Craft Mini Version of van Gogh's 'Starry Night'
The colorful "brushstrokes" are "reversible, rewritable [and] erasable," says scholar Galina Odintsova
Why Did This Picasso Painting Deteriorate Faster Than Its Peers?
Study examines how animal glue, canvases, layers of paint and chemicals interacted to produce cracks in one work but not in others
Scientists Used A.I. to Recreate a Landscape Hidden Beneath a Picasso Painting
Physical reconstructions of the early 20th-century depiction of Barcelona are now on sale for $11,111.11 each
Five Things to Know About the Gardner Museum Heist—the Biggest Art Theft in Modern History
In 1990, two thieves made off with a $500 million cache of art by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas and more. Three decades later, the works remain missing
Listen to the First Song Ever Recorded on This Ancient, Harp-Like Instrument
Tharun Sekar, a luthier based in southern India, has painstakingly recreated the long-lost yazh
A Swindler Almost Sold These Forged 'Masterpieces' for $14.7 Million
Spanish authorities halted the sale of the three works, which were falsely attributed to El Greco, Modigliani and Goya
Is This the Face of King Tut's Father, Pharaoh Akhenaten?
New 3-D reconstruction visualizes what KV55, a mummy long thought to be the ancient Egyptian ruler, may have looked like
How Microbiologists Craft Stunning Art Using Pathogens
Scientists mix microorganisms with agar, a jelly-like substance from seaweed, to create amazing illustrations in petri dishes
How to Build a Better Homemade Face Mask, According to Science
When Covid-19 hit, Smithsonian researchers set up makeshift home laboratories to conduct groundbreaking studies on mask fabric materials
3-D Reconstructions Reveal the Faces of Two Medieval Dukes
Researchers used a variety of techniques to visualize what Czech rulers Spytihněv I and Vratislav I might have looked like
How Did This Grasshopper End Up Trapped in a Vincent van Gogh Painting?
New research offers insights on "Olive Trees" (1889), including the story of the hapless insect trapped on its thickly painted surface
Entirely Digital Artwork Sells for Record-Breaking $69 Million
The sale marks the third-highest auction price achieved by a living artist
How Researchers Are Reading Centuries-Old Letters Without Opening Them
A new technique enables scholars to unlock the secrets of long-sealed missives
Explore Every Stitch of the Famed Bayeux Tapestry Online
Viewers can peruse a high-resolution image of the 224-foot medieval masterpiece, which chronicles the 1066 conquest of England
Ten-Billion-Pixel Image Shows Every Inch of Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'
A new tool from the Mauritshuis offers viewers a close-up look at every fine crack and brushstroke
These Are the Highest-Resolution Photos Ever Taken of Snowflakes
Photographer and scientist Nathan Myhrvold has developed a camera that captures snowflakes at a microscopic level never seen before
Meet the Soil Scientists Using Dirt to Make Stunning Paints
Professors in California and Wyoming use the unique palettes to teach geology
For the First Time in 200 Years, a New Blue Pigment Is Up for Sale
Researchers discovered YInMn Blue in 2009. Now, you can purchase a tiny tube of the bright blue paint for $179.40
See the Most Mind-Bending Optical Illusions of 2020
You can create your own version of the winning design with a free, printable kit
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