A spate of historical paintings depicting unhappy brides—the opposite of wedded bliss—have been making the rounds on social ...

The reluctant empress known as "Sisi" painstakingly crafted her image through portraits and photographs, ensuring she would ...

a god of war and a warrior playing music. (Jumps of lacquer, missing parts). Height: 16.2 cm, 19th century a pair in gold-lacquered wood ...

Devotees of the human figure, Cecily Brown and Christina Ramberg turn the Benjamin Franklin Parkway into a showplace for the ...

Kelly Marshall Most 19th-century schoolmistresses are long ... a University of Delaware art historian. At a time when women had almost no control over legal documents and played a second-class ...

The wares kicked off a vogue for “Chinoiserie” — a decorative style seen in furniture, textiles and fine art ... women who began immigrating to Europe and America in the 19th century.

The middle value of all realized prices for an artist's works sold at auction during a given period, providing a clearer representation of typical market values by minimizing the influence of extreme ...

The most striking works on view at this New York fair channel political urgency into personal explorations, embracing sincere ...

The South Kensington mansion reflects the philanthropist’s heritage, love of family and passion for hospitality ...

The exhibit at the Newberry Library has everything from “Star Wars” clips to Polaroid pictures, showing through pop culture how Native stories are still being created.