A signature crown jewel at the Museum of Fine Arts is leaving on loan. The painting’s departure got us wondering: what makes ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new show “Sargent and Paris” (April 27–August 3) explores John Singer Sargent’s early career ...

Every portrait by John Singer Sargent is a character study, conveyed in energetic and sensuous brushstrokes and incorporating the artist’s masterful use of color, light, and shadow. But as an upcoming ...