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At a time when people believed moths, caterpillars, and other bugs spontaneously spawned from rotten food, how did Maria Sibylla Merian create such lifelike drawings? The answer might surprise you: https://t.co/U19bKQdy5g #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/9RqrW6zTyy

In his prison portraits, as in his history paintings, Jacques Louis David celebrated the nobility of character when tested by hardship. 🔎 Explore the twin themes of incarceration and liberty with this #CloseLook at David's "The Death of Socrates." https://t.co/yzOKF3MJ6C

Today we hosted our celebration of #Nowruz, featuring performances by Aftab Dance Group and a traditional Haft Seen display. Thanks to everyone who came out to mark the Persian New Year with us! 🌱 https://t.co/roCrumcTQg

The artist's cat, Charlie, often finds himself as fodder for the unusual works 🍎 https://t.co/YX4Lbff7ro

Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips, the three biggest auction houses in the world, said they would comply with an international inquiry into the assets of sanctioned Russian business moguls https://t.co/UBr0vLDX8U

"Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room" visualizes what might have been had Seneca Village—a 19th-century community of predominantly Black landowners and tenants—been allowed to thrive into the present and beyond. #MetAfrofuturist https://t.co/d0CFSudxwM

Hypnotizing Painting Process 🎨 Portrait of Timothée Chalamet by danbullockart 💙 🎵 Mystical Guide - Mystical Sun https://t.co/u41yyvIcxl

Set to open in 2028, the National Gallery of Victoria's planned contemporary art building will become the largest contemporary art gallery in Australia https://t.co/sDwzfFeKx3

Reminder: When you place a bid in ArtNFT: Feels Rare Man, you will automatically receive your own NFT. This work cannot be purchased and is only distributed via this auction! Viva La Vandal, "REALFAKEART," 2022. 1 Fake Rare card, Series 6, Card 25 https://t.co/a6JQqLfbhs https://t.co/17PsZzbKcz

The Ukrainian Postal Service, Ukrposhta, unveiled a new stamp based on the events of Snake Island—in which 13 Ukrainian guards stood up to a Russian warship. https://t.co/uKKJwU142y

📣 Hey, #MetTeens! 📣 Check out upcoming free classes and workshops designed to develop your skills, and allow you the opportunity to connect with art, new ideas, and other young people. https://t.co/IVJ5WcJPf7

This week's Art Detective: Russian mega-collectors are now shut out of the art market. But their influence was dwindling long before the war: https://t.co/QcJuiH0YK8 https://t.co/2hFeCtJO6b

Budi Tek, an influential and prodigious collector of contemporary Asian art who former major partnerships for his collection with LACMA and the Qatar Museums, has died at 65. He had been living with pancreatic cancer for the past six years. https://t.co/SghP0Rpvsx

Wesley Tongson was bold and prolific, drawing on techniques of masters of Chinese painting to make his large-scale landscapes his own. https://t.co/VzF1AXp3QF

Ocean Photographer of The Year https://t.co/73Y2pSuNCh https://t.co/QjqjQkdqjl