Zhu Da (1626–1705), “Flowers on a River” (1697), hand scroll; ink on paper, 19 × 508 7/8 inches (collection of the Tianjin Museum) A rare exhibition of Chinese painting in Manhattan is drawing acclaim ...

If still-life painting is the art of arresting decay, then it makes a lot of sense that Rachel Ruysch grew up to become one of the greatest still-life painters in the history of art. In the 17th ...

TOLEDO - The Dutch painter Rachel Ruysch won the lottery twice — in 1713 and 1723. Most people will be happy for you if you win the lottery once - even if you’re already quite well off, as Ruysch was.

Many artists who made their names in figurative work are now creating a different sort of portrait. By Amanda Fortini IN EARLY 2021, Jordan Casteel, the painter known for her tender, exquisitely ...

For almost as long as artists have been painting floral still lifes, the subject has been doubted or belittled when it hasn’t been dismissed. Even the great Dutch flower paintings of the early 1600s ...

A Los Angeles auction house has pulled a 1912 watercolor painting by Adolf Hitler which was due to be auctioned on Thursday, the Guardian reported. The starting price for the painting was set for ...

A 1932 flower painting by Georgia O’Keeffe brought in $44.4 million on Thursday at an auction of American art at Sotheby’s in New York. The painting was one of a few works sold by the Georgia O’Keeffe ...

In the 17th century, Holland was in bloom. Following a bout of “tulipmania” in the 1630s, it became fashionable to visit the Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam’s botanical garden, to catch a glimpse of a ...

X-rays have illuminated the origins of a disputed painting: This time, an old still life by Vincent van Gogh. Suggestions that the image was painted by Van Gogh had been dismissed in 2003, but new ...

Have you ever seen a painting of a flower that was so realistic you felt like you could just reach out and touch it? Well, with this 3D painting, you can. Using a glass of water to prop up a stretched ...

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