A 1699 letter from an enslaved boy portrayed in a 17th-century painting sheds light on Black identity and agency in early ...

In a special exhibit featuring just three paintings, the Frick Collection in New York is inviting viewers to contemplate the ...

When we admire great works of art, we rarely think about who the people depicted on the paintings are. Behind some famous paintings are real lives — romantic, dramatic or even exciting. We decided to ...

Philosophy, a portrait by 17th-Century Italian Baroque artist Salvator Rosa, is comparable with Trump's official image (Credit: The National Gallery, London) ...

His portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, who would go on to become 17th century Pope Urban VIII - a great patron of the arts who had sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini among his proteges - ...

18.5 x 12 x 26.25 in. (47 x 30.5 x 66.7 cm.) Depicting the Roman rulers of Otho and Tiberius, these remarkable busts date to the 17th century and exhibit the masterful sculptural qualities synonymous ...

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, led by founder, appraiser, and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux, made history when a 17th-century portrait after Rembrandt was discovered during a routine house call at ...

An "extremely rare" 17th Century portrait of a Suffolk heiress has been restored and is now on display for the first time in nearly 20 years. The portrait of Anne Clopton, heiress of Kentwell Hall ...

January 24, 2024 at 8:09am GMT. A 17th century portrait of King William III has sold for £21,500 in Belfast. The portrait attracted significant interest in Northern Ireland where the anniversary ...