Brilliant Contrasts in Georgian England,” makes the 18th century artist’s prison drawings and vivid illustrations seem modern.

Take a Look at the ‘Extraordinary’ 19th-Century Portraits Made With Some of the Earliest Methods of Photography A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery traces three different 1800s ...

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

From $1.6B in 2014 to $803M in 2024, the Old Masters market is shrinking in value while simultaneously resisting collapse by ...

The Uffizi in Florence, home to masterpieces like Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and Caravaggio’s “Medusa,” is cracking down on self-portraits with cameras after a tourist damaged ...

In this historic setting, you'll also find acres of parklands with wild ponies, sheep, and ancient trees, along with a ...

The original meaning behind the cards, first created 500 years ago, still remains elusive. But that didn't stop our reporter ...

They’ve been married for 18 years and visual artists for a combined century, producing hundreds of world-class works between ...

Amy Sherald claims the museum was planning to cut a portrait of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from the exhibition.

Mathew Brady, known as the father of photojournalism for his documentation of the Civil War, also won acclaim for nuanced portraits of famous figures.

Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum not in New York City, a place we ...