The first portraits of Christ, in the sense of authoritative likenesses, were believed to be self-portraits: the miraculous “image not made by human hands,” or acheiropoietos.

Artist Graham Sutherland, who was known for painting a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill that the wartime leader hated, has been honoured with a blue plaque. The commemorative plate from English ...

Artist Graham Sutherland, who was known for painting a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill that the wartime leader hated, has been honoured with a blue plaque. The commemorative plate from English ...

The wartime leader hated his depiction when the portrait was unveiled, and it was secretly burnt on the orders of his wife, Lady Clementine Churchill.

A portrait of Henry VII on loan from Rome is now on display at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, according to museum officials Wednesday.

A museum in Hartford is now featuring a famous portrait of Henry VIII. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art said Hans Holbein’s Portrait of Henry VIII (1540) is currently on display.

Portrait of mystery woman found beneath famous Pablo Picasso painting, conservators say The Courtauld Institute of Art used infrared and X-ray imaging to uncover the portrait of the woman who they ...

Experts Say They’ve Found a Portrait of a Mysterious Businessman Hidden Beneath a Titian Masterpiece When the Renaissance artist painted his famous “Ecce Homo” around 1570, he covered up a ...

Art History What Makes Rembrandt So Great? A Look at 10 of His Most Iconic Works From 'Night Watch' to loving portraits of his wife, these are the paintings that define the Dutch Old Master.

Leonardo conducts scientific experiments and paints the most famous portrait on earth.

The acclaimed filmmaker behind the PBS documentary on the 15th century Italian artist and intellectual calls Leonardo da Vinci "one of the most incredibly interesting human beings who has ever ...

Once stolen along with seven other paintings by Cézanne and recovered for a ransom, The Card Players set the record for the ...