Be sure also to admire the prestigious backdrop for these works of art: evoking the bourgeois world of the 17 th century, the Mauritshuis is a museum piece in itself, with its painted ceilings ...

Authentic paintings activated a brain region tied to consciousness, self-awareness, and personal memory. Real art has a greater impact on the brain than fake or reproduced artwork.

Nature often fascinate artists to create masterpieces and birds captivate their imagination. From Monet’s The Magpie to ...

The research, commissioned by the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague, home to Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” employed advanced techniques such as eye-tracking and MRI scans to examine ...