From muscle-bound castles to lavish manor houses, the world is filled with fine stately homes – and many of them happen to be ...
If you think the selfie was born as a direct result of the cellphone, “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror,” painted just over 500 years ago by Francesco Mazzola, the Italian artist commonly ...
The town of Mdina played a huge role in Maltese history. Today, it's hugely popular for its walled Baroque splendor.
The portrait of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, more exactly the portrait of one Lisa Gherardini, was executed by fits and ...
The 16th-century portrait, once attributed to Bronzino ... She also painted mythological scenes and self-portraits, and is the first-known woman painter to depict female nudes.
The Art Of The Game ” is a showcase of Bay Area artists who adore the sport… and centering the NBA’s most memorable players as the subject of their work.
Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...
A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo ...
Artist and teacher Gerald “Jerry” Winter had an eye for detail – in his art and in his teaching. A professor of art on the ...
The author looks at the defining features and similarities of work by Hieronymus Bosch, Max Beckmann and William Kentridge ...
Sackville-West’s renown as a gardener – and Virginia Woolf’s erstwhile lover – have eclipsed her reputation as a literary ...
About the book: “The Marriage Portrait” by Maggie O’Farrell is a richly atmospheric historical novel that depicts the life of a young Italian princess in the 16th century, exploring her ...