Ancient Hebrew texts and Egyptian tomb paintings reveal the origins of our favorite summertime fruit. The watermelon has long inspired artists, such as Giuseppe Recco's Still Life With Fruit (1634 ...

He also loved the curious dreamscapes of Paul Klee, and he often confided in friends and family members that he wanted to produce poems as original and vivid as the paintings of Cézanne and Klee.

French artist Jacques Joseph “James” Tissot (1836-1902) was known for his paintings of European high society during the latter part of the 19th century. However, in 1885, he experienced a ...

Devotional paintings and sculptures are, by design, interactive instruments. You look at them and, the assumption behind them is, they also look at you. You speak; they listen, and in time respond.

The continuing discoveries at Pompeii 05:42. An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried ...

Two paintings brazenly stolen for the Healing Center on St. Claude Avenue – ‘I guess that’s flattering,’ the artist said ...

Paintings Saved From the Notre-Dame Fire Are Newly Restored and Back on View. Fifty restorers worked on the paintings over a 24-month period. ... typically to depict the acts of the apostles. ...

In this week's Screen Gab, "The Chosen" star George Xanthis discusses the show's success, plus streaming suggestions for your ...

Simone Martini, “Christ on the Cross,” detail (1340); Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University (photo Daniel Larkin/Hyperallergic) Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350, an examination of Siena ...

Bank of Valletta is supporting a significant restoration project at the Holy Trinity church in Marsa. The project involves four monumental paintings by renowned Maltese artist Gianni Vella, dating ...

The origin and truth of the "accidental Renaissance painting" meme, explained.