After the recent news of former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer´s wrongdoings, many ask why his wife Silda was by his side. I´ll discuss women in history, portrayed through art, who ´stood by their men´.

Art and medicine is a partnering that has healed many bodies and souls. I discuss the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo as well as cancer survivors.

The original meaning of a cartoon was a preparatory drawing for a painting or tapestry. I will discuss cartoons by the Renaissance artist Raphael and where you might find one of the best textile conservation labs in the country.

The "Americans in Paris" exhibit highlights Singer Sargent´s "Madame X."

Last year I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, one of the greatest museums in the world. I share my favorite picks and offer insight into their expansive art collections.

I try to answer the age old question, "What is Art?"

I have the same question that Sister Wendy was heard to ask, "Was Andy Warhol a great artist or a con artist?"

A talented pastel painter from the Post Civil War era became a prominent woman stained glass artist.

Pop star Victoria Beckham landed the cover of ‘Allure’ magazine’s August issue. A centerfold reveals the Spice Girl’s provocative repose straight out of Balthus painting ‘Golden Days.’

Best known is Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Italian Renaissance artist. Born seven years after Michelangelo´s death, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was to become an extraordinary Italian Baroque artist and the 'bad boy' in the history of art.