A state-of-the-art scanner finally answered the century-old question about the flower, adding a new layer of meaning to it.

From left: an open lei with shells, pincushion protea and braided dracaena leaves; a poepoe-style (rounded) carnation lei ...

Two "rare" paintings by LS Lowry have sold for a combined sum of more than £1.8m. A painting of Senhouse Street in Maryport, Cumbria, went under the hammer at Christie's auction house and sold ...

Pietro Lorenzetti’s three-level “Tarlati Altarpiece” from about 1320 in the exhibition “Siena: The Rise of Painting: 1300-1350.” Tempera on wood, it traveled from a church in Arezzo to ...

Courtesy the Artist and CHART. Photo: Sebastian Bach. “In terms of my queer identity, I love what happens when I paint flowers larger than me,” Bickmore said in a recent conversation.

Now, and only now, you may pick up your brush. The Met’s new show about what happens next, “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350,” makes clear how astonishing it is that paint, of all ...

So, you want to start painting miniatures? Welcome. This all-encompassing beginner’s guide on how to paint miniatures takes you through everything you need to know. It’s a broad bible of rock-solid ...

One such work is the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s very own Madonna and Child (ca. 1300), a tempera and gold painting on wood panel that measures no more than 11 inches on its longest side.

This wonderful family home is comprised of three bedrooms with built-in cupboards, two bathrooms, a lounge and a fitted kitchen. There is a patio in this home, as well as parking for four cars. For ...