Rendered in dramatic shades of black, an 1883 print by the artist James Tissot depicts a young woman staring out at the ...

As Museum of Fine Arts, Houston celebrated the 100th anniversary of its inaugural building last fall, MFAH director and ...

The statue, now known as the Halsted Athena, portrays the goddess wearing a warrior’s helmet, her hand extended outward as if ...

The rule of the last Bourbon kings coincided with "the elevation and systematisation" of science as a discipline, said ...

We had not visited San Francisco in 20 years to write a travel story, so we were quite overdue when we decided to go in ...

A cold painted bronze of a Gyrfalcon and a near pair of George IV reclining armchairs are among a treasure trove of unusual ...

The origin and popularity of Chinoiserie can be seen as a broad and deep engagement with and imitation of Chinese culture and ...

None of us will ever come close to what 18th century genius Samuel Johnson achieved in his lifetime: poems, plays, polemics, ...

A painting found in an abandoned California storage locker is a rare double-sided portrait by revered American painter Ammi ...

The Butterworth Center houses one of six known Venetian ceiling paintings in the United States. Cleaning the painting alone could cost over $1 million.

Always a treasure trove of beautiful and unusual antiques, Tennants’ Country House Sale on 10th and 11th January will combine over 700 lots of paintings, ceramics, glass, works of art, furniture, rugs ...

Castles and palaces are often among the top bucket list sites - representing a fascinating blend of romanticism, grandeur and ...