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PAINTING NEWS
The hidden animal mystery inside a 1611 painting has finally been solved
July 12, 2026 3:06 pm
Scientists recently confirmed that the Greater noctule bat eats birds — but a 400-year-old painting suggests this was known much earlier.
Why Gond paintings are all about storytelling
June 27, 2026 3:09 am
‘Gond Pradhans of Patangarh,' an exhibition by the Raza Foundation and Delhi’s India International Centre, blurs the lines between nature and imagination
Welcome’s iconic painting comes to life; netizens react: ‘Majnu bhai was ahead of his time’
June 05, 2026 5:45 pm
In the clip, a goat can be seen balancing on the back of a donkey while munching leaves from a tree.
Why Paramjit Singh Abandoned the Brush for a Palette Knife in His New Landscapes
March 08, 2026 12:47 pm
An award-winning artist, Singh reinterpreted landscape painting in a way that deviated from the literal form, making him a seminal voice in contemporary Indian art
Salvador Dali's largest work to be auctioned
March 02, 2026 6:11 pm
The work was conceived in 1939 as a stage set for a surrealist ballet at the New York Opera House
A wall art initiative that celebrates women
February 28, 2026 9:30 pm
Over the last month four artists have painted in 15 cities across India
'Acha dikhta haina, khatam hogayi baat': Salman Khan says his paintings are over scrutinised just because he is famous
January 09, 2026 6:18 pm
Many psychologists see Salman Khan's style of painting on "auto-pilot" as a form of emotional regulation, where creativity helps the brain process feelings without needing words.
10 ways of seeing: How a group exhibition in Pune sheds light on the reflections of emerging, established artists
December 03, 2025 5:31 pm
One of the paintings on display is motivated by the shloka, Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya, to understand “a woman’s inner strength and her aspiration to rise beyond the darkness of limitation into the light of self-realisation".
How a €600,000 Missing Picasso was Found
October 28, 2025 11:16 am
Weeks after it went missing in Spain, Pablo Picasso's Still Life with Guitar was found from where it was seen last
Had Pablo Neruda walked through Madhubani, what ode would he have found?
October 30, 2025 9:33 pm
In Madhubani, the women do not write poetry with words, they draw it in colour on the walls of the world.
PAINTING PHOTOS
Underrated paintings by Michelangelo
June 08, 2026 12:59 pm
If you're a fan of Renaissance art, these lesser-known Michelangelo paintings are worth discovering.
Why do people in old paintings have such high foreheads?
May 07, 2026 11:50 am
It wasn't a biological difference or a "mistake" by the artist—it was a deliberate fashion statement.
MF Husain painting sells for Rs 118 crore, becomes most expensive modern Indian art
March 24, 2025 10:42 am
Learn about the artist and the significance of this historic auction.
Chitrakavya: A visual narration of nature in all its glory
May 08, 2023 4:28 pm
Gajendra Prashad Sahu's paintings portray an unequalled connection between theoretical thoughts and animalistic perception, untitled by the cautious use of colour and ornamental design.
In pictures: COVID-inspired murals around the world
January 18, 2022 8:03 pm
Take a look at COVID-inspired murals around the world
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