Art history sleuths in Europe have determined that two separate portraits by a 17th-century Flemish artist actually belong together — and the two works of art have been reunited in a Danish museum.

The Pope family settled in Isle of Wight County in the 17th century and their descendants are numerous in this area, especially in Southampton County. Other families connected include the Watts ...

A simple act led to an art history professor discovering a 17th century masterpiece that was thought to have been missing.. Church of the Holy Family is located just a few blocks from the campus ...

Even by the standards of the 17th-century English gentry, the Verney family is exceptional in the number of heroes, rogues and oddballs it managed to produce, in each succeeding brood.

The 18th Century. Many people find problems researching earlier than 1800. The Georgian period (1715-1837) saw incredible changes in society that also impacted on the records of the time.

“In the late 1630s, lured by the promise of the New World, Andrea Stuart’s earliest known maternal ancestor, George Ashby, set sail from England to settle in Barbados. He fell into the life of ...

They exhibit the mild deterioration and occasional wormhole one would expect with 17th-century tomes. MS 740 bears the coat of arms of the influential Contarini family in the bottom margin and ...

A 17th-century Italian villa used to host royalty has now gone up for auction. Known as Villa Litta Carini, and situated 45 minutes outside Milan, the highest bidder will become the new owner of ...

A simple act led to an art history professor discovering a 17th century masterpiece that was thought to have been missing.. Church of the Holy Family is located just a few blocks from the campus ...