Khyati Rajvanshi is a Digital Audio News Editor. She writes on Art and Culture and has a weekly column called 'Behind the Art'. She is an alumna of Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom and University of Westminster, London, United...Read More
Khyati Rajvanshi is a Digital Audio News Editor. She writes on Art and Culture and has a weekly column called 'Behind the Art'. She is an alumna of Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom and University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
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Behind the Art: A pivotal moment in history or just another blip in history? This painting by...
Thu, Apr 20, 2023
Mar 12, 2023 12:30 IST
Behind the Art: The iconic painting Wanderer above the Sea of Fog was created in 1818 by German...
Tue, Mar 07, 2023
Mar 05, 2023 13:15 IST
Behind the Art: What is the story behind Claude Monet's "Water Lilies"? Why are they so...
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
Feb 26, 2023 12:30 IST
Behind the Art: Le Rêve, also known as The Dream, is one of the most expensive paintings ever sold...
Thu, Feb 23, 2023
Feb 19, 2023 12:30 IST
Behind the Art: Almond Blossom made in 1890 was made to celebrate the birth of Van Gogh's nephew...
Fri, Feb 17, 2023
Feb 12, 2023 12:30 IST
Behind the Art: While the larger painting remained in France, the smaller version was sold at...
Sat, Feb 11, 2023
Feb 05, 2023 12:30 IST
Behind the Art: Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I also known as The Lady in Gold or The Woman in Gold...
Wed, Feb 01, 2023
Jan 29, 2023 12:30 IST
Behind the Art: Worth millions of dollars and currently placed in Uffizi Gallery, in Florence,...
Sat, Jan 28, 2023
Jan 22, 2023 12:30 IST
Behind the Art: In September 1888, Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted another masterpiece called...
Sun, Jan 22, 2023
Jan 15, 2023 13:15 IST
This painting has several nicknames such as ‘Melting Clocks’ and ‘The Soft Watches’ and is...
Sun, Jan 15, 2023
Jan 08, 2023 12:30 IST
Thanks to the already attached sexual connotation to maids, this painting highlights the small...
Sun, Jan 08, 2023
Jan 01, 2023 13:20 IST
While it is clear Picasso wanted to protest against the nature of war, why did he choose to paint...
Sun, Jan 01, 2023
Dec 25, 2022 13:20 IST
Van Gogh's 'Irises' is currently thirty-first on the inflation-adjusted list of most expensive...
Sat, Dec 24, 2022
Dec 18, 2022 12:30 IST
What is the story behind Van Gogh's Portrait of Joseph Roulin? Is it one of the most valuable...
Sat, Dec 17, 2022
Dec 11, 2022 12:30 IST
Oil-rich Qatar bought Paul Cézanne's painting "The Card Players" for more than $250 million in...
Sun, Dec 11, 2022
Dec 04, 2022 12:30 IST
What is the significance of Picasso's Dora Maar au Chat which is currently the sixth...
Sat, Dec 03, 2022
Nov 27, 2022 12:30 IST
Pablo Picasso painted his fifth highest-selling painting Garçon à la pipe (Boy with a Pipe) when...
Sun, Nov 27, 2022
Nov 20, 2022 12:30 IST
The Potato Eaters marked a turning point in Van Gogh's artistic life and is now considered his...
Sun, Dec 11, 2022
Nov 13, 2022 12:30 IST
Worth $450.3 million, Salvator Mundi is not only famous for its jaw-dropping price but also for the...
Sat, Nov 12, 2022
Nov 06, 2022 12:30 IST
One of few surviving portraits made by Leonardo Da Vinci, Lady with an Ermine was insured for 300...
Sat, Nov 05, 2022
Oct 30, 2022 13:20 IST
Why is Picasso's Girl Before a Mirror worth about $179.4 million and what does the painting...
Sat, Oct 29, 2022
Oct 23, 2022 10:15 IST
What makes Rembrandt's The Night Watch so iconic? Why was it controversial during its time and did...
Sat, Oct 22, 2022
Oct 16, 2022 10:15 IST
Vincent van Gogh was not the first artist to paint still-life flowers and he certainly did not...
Mon, Oct 17, 2022
Oct 09, 2022 10:15 IST
Why is the painting 'Madame X' by John Singer Sargent worth about $106,000.00 and so...
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
Oct 02, 2022 10:15 IST
Is Oslo's Van Gogh Self-Portrait the most disturbing portrait of all time? Why did Van Gogh paint...
Sat, Oct 01, 2022