In a sale dedicated to the Second Empire, this canvas (145 x 90 cm) painted in 1847 should not leave anyone indifferent. Estimated at €5,000/7,000, Portrait d’une élégante, possibly Lucile Ursule ...

This exhibition shows off the glitz and glamour of the period while presenting a subtler message about the role of royalty in ...

John Singer Sargent is a minor character in the third season of HBO's "The Gilded Age"—but he was the major high society ...

In 1848 or thereabouts, a talented artist painted an almost life-size group portrait of the three children of one of the ...

A newly acquired 1790 portrait of George Washington is now on permanent display at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown ...

For nearly 40 years, the British art gallery has defended the Flemish Baroque master’s authorship of ‘Samson and Delilah’ ...

Beginning July 4, the portrait will be on display in the Declaration of Independence rotunda at the American Revolution ...

The federal police have added 3 names to Belgium’s Most Wanted list, the list of the most wanted fugitive criminals. Ageing ...

The Frick’s first post-renovation show unites three Vermeer masterpieces that explore letter-writing and (maybe) love affairs ...

The billionaire property developer filled his homes with 500 artworks and collectibles — now valued at more than €15mn ...

Alongside longtime collaborator architect Tatsuro Miki, the legendary designer fashioned an inviting and elegant country ...