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The Hours of Catherine of Cleves is the greatest Dutch illuminated manuscript in the world. Its 157 miniatures are by the gifted Master of Catherine of Cleves (active ca. 1435–60), who is named after this book.

Hans Holbein the Younger’s portrait of Sir Thomas More, painted in 1527, is one of the pinnacles of the artist’s career. Xavier F.

In this two-part videos series, self-proclaimed letter-writing enthusiast (and Mean Girls star) Rajiv Surendra guides us through the art of writing a letter and maintaining a handwritten correspondence.

Noël Annesley, Honorary Chairman, Christie’s Fine Art, London, began his career at Christie’s auction house in London in 1964 and has followed the market in old master drawings for over half a century, witnessing its highs and lows and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

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The exhibition Conversations in Drawing: Seven Centuries of Art from the Gray Collection brings together works from across Europe and the United states, illuminating affinities and tensions in the history of drawing.

“When people talk about me,” Peter Hujar once said of his posthumous reputation, “I want them to be whispering.” That will not happen tonight, as writer, humorist, and cultural commentator Fran Lebowitz reflects candidly on the trials and joys of her close friendship with the artist.

Sal Robinson, Assistant Curator of Literary and Historical Manuscripts, takes us into Jane Austen's world with the manuscript of Lady Susan, the only surviving complete draft of any of her novels.

On March 15, 1874, a group of artists later called the Impressionists opened an independent exhibition in a gallery in the center of Paris. In the 150 years that followed, their works have become some of the most widely recognized and popular in the world.