I am writing philosophy at the moment ... What do you think is the true function of art? Is it consolation, education, pure pleasure? The phrase you’ve used – pure pleasure – is good, I think. One ...

Under the painting of a Spanish sculptor is the outline of a woman, according to new infrared images. The artwork will be ...

Chicago collectors Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz have donated 200 paintings, 50 sculptures and nearly 2,000 drawings by some of the biggest names in French art.

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Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of ...

As we kick off 2025, the fine art market is redefining its role in the world of alternative investments. No longer confined to passion-driven collectors, fine art has become a strategic asset for ...

For Jessica Taylor Bellamy, juxtapositions, transparency, and layers shape a way of working that evokes her family history ...

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

While most of AAP's top leadership received a jolt, CM Atishi secured a consolation victory, defeating BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri by 3,580 votes in Kalkaji. She polled 52,154 votes compared to Bidhuri's ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art devotes an enthralling exhibition to the German Romantic painter, who rendered the natural ...

Painting miniatures is a good, chill time. Since I picked the hobby back up in 2017 I’ve spent hundreds of hours away from my screens, listening to good music and great podcasts. And ...

The mass production of Dehua white ware can be traced to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and in the 17th and 18th centuries it ...