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A Work by the 18th-Century Woman Once Called ‘the Raphael of Flower Painting’ Just Entered the Met’s Collection The acquisition is part of an initiative to expand the narratives told in the ...
The British School, 18th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. Since 1998 the record price for ...
Art History 18th-Century Drawing Rescued From a Dumpster Shatters Estimates at Auction. The George Romney sketch may be connected to one of the artist's masterpieces at the Frick.
Since the 1700s, the Rothschild family has been decorating the interiors of their lavish manors with pieces commissioned by medieval kings, Roman consuls and Venetian merchants. Together, their ...
In 1989, an unpromising-sounding but alluring marble sculpture of a female nude came up for sale at a Christie’s auction held ...
Dress codes shown in 18th-Century art can tell us a lot about race and identity – both then and now. Cath Pound explores the details hidden in the "Casta" paintings of Latin America.
The Floating World,” a multimedia extravaganza inspired by the art of 18th- and 19th-century Japan, is on view through September at the Cleve Carney Museum.
A Lehigh Valley woman got more than a winning bid on a rare piece of Pennsylvania German artwork. She uncovered an 18th-century piece of her family history.