By the 17th century, the Dutch middle classes had grown wealthy on trade with the Americas and the East Indies, and many families wanted paintings to adorn the walls of their homes. A flourishing ...

“The Middle Kingdom tomb paintings at Beni Hassan cover almost two centuries,” says Hartwig, “and give specific details about birds, dogs, and human activities. In the artists’ attempts to ...

It is strange that this should be so, for there is a timeless quality about Marées’ art that should win popularity ... that enabled Marées to span the ages and to search out eternal truths ...

A major exhibition touring Europe argues that modern artists who turned to the dark side were inspired by Gothic art from the Middle Ages. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Helsinki Why did Vincent ...

Stories of haunted paintings have circulated for centuries, and we love these tales because they suggest that the creative process can conjure something far darker than Vantablack. Do some ...

But of course, it was. Medievalist and Middle Ages art expert Paul Sturtevant, who works at the Smithsonian, says that for years, white supremacists and neo-Nazis have embraced a false idea that ...

Van Gogh’s Goth Phase?: A major exhibition touring Europe argues that Vincent van Gogh and modern artists who turned to the dark side were inspired by Gothic art from the Middle Ages.

The Courtauld Gallery is an art museum that houses the collection of the Samuel Courtauld Trust, including masterpieces ...

Preview the Jameel Prize exhibition, coming to London's V&A, with a focus on moving image and digital media The winner of the V&A and Art Jameel’s seventh international award for contemporary art and ...

The show features 105 pieces of art in a plethora of mediums including origami, a hand-sewn memory bear, twig sculptures, paintings, pottery, pen and ink drawings, poetry and stained glass.

Donald Trump and co-author Tony Schwartz wrote about his childhood and his parents in the 1987 book “Trump: The Art of the Deal.” ...

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...