Travis Pastrana nailed all three of Evel Knievel’s jumps in Las Vegas this past weekend. The freestyle motocross legend leaped over 52 cars, 16 buses and the Caesars Palace fountain in three back-to-back stunts over three hours in an event organized by History to honor Knievel.

Painter Frida Kahlo was a Mexican self-portrait artist who was married to Diego Rivera and is still admired as a feminist icon.

The Mauritshuis in the Hague is starting an intensive, two-week, noninvasive study of Johannes Vermeer’s famed 1665 painting, ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring.’ The museum will explore the work using new technologies in the hopes of understanding how the painting was created and what brought it to life.

Leonardo DiCaprio optioned Walter Isaacson's new biography on Leonardo Da Vinci, and the film has just secured a screenwriter: John Logan, who wrote ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Spectre.’ The film, produced by Paramount and Appian Way, will star DiCaprio in the title role.

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s final home in Phoenix, AZ, is going back on the market for $3.25M. Designed just before his death in 1959, the circular structure was built in 1967 and is a well-preserved example similar to later works like the Guggenheim museum.

Several women have accused Chuck Close of sexually harassing them when they came to his studio to pose. The artist agreed that he has spoken candidly and crudely to women about their bodies. “Last time I looked, discomfort was not a major offense,” he said.

Seven decades after confiscation by the Nazis, a French court has ordered an 1887 painting by impressionist artist Camille Pissarro back to the Jewish family that owned it. The work, “Picking Peas,” was last bought at auction over 20 years ago for $800,000.

A new exhibition at the Dali Museum in Saint Petersburg, Florida, plays tribute the friendship and influence of the painter and fashion designer. Dali is seen as one of the founders of the Surrealist art movement with his "paranoiac-critical method."

British artist Damien Hirst has shocked and surprised the art world with his unusual works, including glass displays of dead animals and medicine cabinet sculptures.

Painter and muralist Diego Rivera sought to make art that reflected the lives of the working class and native peoples of Mexico.

Claude Monet was a famous French painter whose work gave a name to the art movement Impressionism, which was concerned with capturing light and natural forms.

French artist Paul Gauguin's bold colors, exaggerated body proportions and stark contrasts helped him achieve broad success in the late 19th century.

Painter and sculptor Edgar Degas was a highly celebrated 19th century French Impressionist whose work helped shape the fine art landscape for years to come.

Spanish expatriate Pablo Picasso was one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, as well as the co-creator of Cubism.

The artist Georges Seurat is best known for originating the Pointillist method of painting, using small dot-like strokes of color in works such as "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte."

Georgia O'Keeffe was a 20th century American painter and pioneer of American Modernism best known for her canvases depicting flowers, skyscrapers, animal skulls and southeastern landscapes.

A leading figure of Italian High Renaissance classicism, Raphael is best known for his "Madonnas," including the Sistine Madonna, and for his large figure compositions in the Palace of the Vatican in Rome.

Famous 20th century artist Jackson Pollock revolutionized the world of modern art with his unique abstract painting techniques.

Michelangelo is widely regarded as the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance. Among his works are the "David" and "Pieta" statues and the Sistine Chapel frescoes. 

Norman Rockwell illustrated covers for The Saturday Evening Post for 47 years. The public loved his often-humorous depictions of American life.

Vincent van Gogh is considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt, although he remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life.

Henri Matisse was a revolutionary and influential artist of the early 20th century, best known for the expressive color and form of his Fauvist style.

American artist Keith Haring was best known for his graffiti-inspired drawings, which he first made in subway stations and later exhibited in museums.

Modernist abstract painter and collage artist Lee Krasner, wife of Jackson Pollock, created the 'Little Image' painting series and the multimedia collage 'Milkweed.'