AArts and design Read More A short guide to the hidden meanings in great paintings – The Art NewspaperMarch 8, 2026 The former picture researcher Caroline Chapman provides a wealth of contextual information about key historic paintings in her…
AArts and design Read More Rediscover a Rembrandt After More than Six Decades in Hiding — ColossalMarch 5, 2026 In 1898, Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum staged an exhibition of paintings by renowned Dutch Golden Age artist Rembrandt (1606-1669).…
AArts and design Read More A Major Survey in Paris Chronicles Leonora Carrington’s Esoteric Surrealism — ColossalFebruary 6, 2026 Multiple-headed deities, strange woodland feasts, plants with sprite-like faces, and worlds floating on animals’ backs are just a…
AArts and design Read More In ‘Reading the Rooms,’ Gretchen Scherer ‘Opens Up’ Historic, Art-Filled Spaces — ColossalJanuary 27, 2026 The wealthy in society have been known to spare no expense when it comes to building palatial residences…
AArts and design Read More Michelangelo Made His First Masterpiece When He Was 12 Years Old — ColossalJanuary 16, 2026 Before he was a titan of Renaissance art history, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) was a 12-year-old, although his childhood…
AArts and design Read More Derrick Guild Summons Historical Portraits in Fragmented Trompe-l’œil Paintings — ColossalJanuary 10, 2026 In 1666, the marriage of Emperor Leopold I and Infanta Margarita Teresa of Spain solidified a political alliance…
AArts and design Read More Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page Reimagine a Gallery as an Atmospheric Art Bar — ColossalDecember 30, 2025 Blurring the boundaries between architecture, social space, and sculpture, a new bar has arrived on the scene in…
AArts and design Read More Our Favorite Stories of 2025 — ColossalDecember 29, 2025 As we reflect on 2025, we’re taking a peek into our archive to spotlight some of the stories…
AArts and design Read More Watch Julian Baumgartner’s Satisfying and Precise Process of Restoring a Historical Portrait — ColossalDecember 18, 2025 A little more than ten years ago, a particularly—shall we say—interesting painting restoration went viral, spawning memes and…
AArts and design Read More A Vibrant Group Exhibition, ‘Thread Count’ Celebrates the Legacy of Anni Albers — ColossalDecember 16, 2025 When we see a painting, we don’t generally ask ourselves, “Is this art?” A work on canvas is…
AArts and design Read More Affluent Genre Scenes Erupt in Chaos in Sabrina Bockler’s Uncanny Paintings — ColossalDecember 15, 2025 There’s always something a little bit unsettling about Sabrina Bockler’s dynamic paintings, although it can sometimes take a…
AArts and design Read More Discover the Growing Colossal Art Glossary — ColossalDecember 12, 2025 It’s somehow been more than a year already since we launched Colossal’s new site design, and it’s spectacular…