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Noah Charney

Noah Charney

Dr Noah Charney is a professor of art history and best-selling author, based in Slovenia. His latest books include 'Slovenology: Living and Traveling in the World’s Best Country' and 'The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art.' Find him at www.noahcharney.com.

A visitor to the Louvre looking at an image of the Mona Lisa.
May 28

Neuroscience Study Asks: Do We Get Less Joy From Art When Viewing It Online?

By Noah Charney
Is Isolation Good for Artists?
Apr 25

Creativity and Isolation: The Truth that Gave Birth to the Reclusive Artist Myth

By Noah Charney and Jaša
Apr 5

An Art History Professor’s Tips for Taking Your Kids on a World Tour—From Home

By Noah Charney
Feb 14

What’s Revealed Through Reuniting van Eyck’s Masterpieces in Ghent

By Noah Charney
Sep 4

The Artist Behind Slovenia’s New Donald Trump Statue Explains Its Symbolism

By Noah Charney
Mar 24

Google Accidentally Helped Stop the Sale of a Stolen Antiquity

By Noah Charney
Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch Bauer I, 1907, which was involved in one of the most high-profile and protracted restitution disputes.
Nov 20

20 Years On, It’s Time to Admit Our Rules for Handling Nazi-Looted Art Have Failed

By Noah Charney
Egyptian steles on view at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in 2007.
Nov 7

When Looted Antiquities Are Sold at Art Fairs, Who’s to Blame?

By Noah Charney
Willem de Kooning's Pastorale, up for sale at Christie's in Hong Kong on November 23, 2016.
Jul 26

Six de Koonings Discovered in a Storage Locker—But How Do We Know They’re Real?

By Noah Charney
Empty frames in a room at Russborough House, home of millionaire art collector Alfred Beit. A gang stole 19 paintings from the property in County Wicklow.
Jul 9

What’s the Motive Behind Most Art Thefts? These Mafia Heists Provide Clues.

By Noah Charney
Jun 14

Italian Court Orders California’s Getty Museum Must Give Up Its Beloved Bronze

By Noah Charney
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