London’s National Gallery is uniting all of Flemish Old Master Jan van Eyck’s known portraits in one landmark exhibition this ...

Conservators in London, England used infrared and X-ray imaging to reveal a never-before-seen portrait of a woman beneath a popular painting by renowned artist Pablo Picasso. The Courtauld Institute ...

As the first president of the United States, George Washington is one of the most recognizable figures in American history.

A Gustav Klimt portrait painting has sold for a record $236 million at a Sotheby’s auction. That sale set a record for a modern art piece, and is the second most expensive painting sold in history.

From the Mona Lisa to the American Gothic, these famous paintings don’t just grace museum walls; they offer a glimpse into the past and define entire generations. Although most of these masterpieces ...

Imagine finding a super-valuable painting in your attic or at a flea market. While the most expensive paintings ever sold tend to be famous pieces everyone watches, some of them were rediscovered ...

Many historians have come up with answers about whom they believed the Mona Lisa was in real life. The most common answer is that the Mona Lisa is a portrait of the real-life Lisa Gherardini who was ...

Jonathan Yeo, about to unveil a major new painting of King Charles III, also counts Hollywood royalty (Nicole Kidman) and prime ministers (Tony Blair) as past subjects. But George W. Bush eluded him.

SEATTLE — After decades in the corporate world, working exceptionally long days for Amazon, Microsoft and AT&T, Veronica Sauer now leads the life of a free spirit "What I love the best is just letting ...

Many historians have come up with answers about whom they believed the Mona Lisa was in real life. The most common answer is that the Mona Lisa is a portrait of the real-life Lisa Gherardini who was ...