Art

December 4, 2025

After Missing for 400 Years, Long-Lost Baroque Masterpiece Sells for $2.7 Million

In 1613, Peter Paul Rubens completed Christ on the Cross, a moody, Baroque painting depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Shortly thereafter, the work vanished from public view for centuries. But now, more than 400 years later, the painting has finally reemerged, landing on the auction block in Versailles and snagging an astounding €2.3 million (about $2.7 million).

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November 30, 2025

New Exhibition Celebrates the Joy, Beauty, and Necessity of Dancehalls

Ever since his childhood, Geoffrey Holder had been enamored with the dancehalls peppered throughout his native Trinidad. After all, the artist’s parents had met at one of these dancehalls; he had taken the helm of his brother’s dance troupe at 20; and, even when he moved to New York City in 1953, his fascination still endured.

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My Modern Met

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