Fine Arts

Gustave Jean Jacquet (1846 – 1909), is known among scholars as one of William Bouguereau’s top students.  Although Jacquet’s subject matter was not of peasant girls or mythological scenes like ...

Caspar David Friedrich was a German Romantic painter. He is most well-known for his painting “Wanderer Above the ...

“The Charterhouse of Bruges: Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus, and Jan Vos” is on view at The Frick ...

On April 25, 1842, the “sale of the century” began in Twickenham in southwest London; the contents of ...

The allegorical painting of Italian 18th-century artist Pompeo Batoni reflects a much-needed understanding of the relationship between peace and war ...

NEW YORK—The auctioneer has been smiling and now he speaks slowly. He knows the big moment has arrived. ...

Some of the rarest prints of the Italian Renaissance have come together for a comprehensive American show. “The ...

When you think of the Renaissance, you likely first think of Michelangelo or da Vinci, perhaps the Golden ...

American Masters has raised the bar in the quality of art work shown at Salmagundi and continues to ...

Marion Servat-Fredericq, assistant curator of ethnology at the World Museum in Liverpool, England, shares about the “Golden Horse ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has mounted the most comprehensive exhibition possible of Delacroix on this side of ...

KRAPPERUP, Sweden—Realism and figurative art runs like a common thread through the art of painting, going back to ...

STOCKHOLM—Works of art are sometimes lost in wars, floods, fires, and accidents. Conversely, some paintings are brought to ...

NEW YORK—How could it be possible to convey the poetry, the depth, the sweat, the soulful interpretation of life ...

Have you ever worked really hard for something or wanted something badly only to care little for it ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti’s “The Creation of Adam,” a small part of the fresco at the Sistine Chapel, is an ...

BERGEN, Norway—Norwegian artist Atle Skudal’s paintings capture significant moments in people’s lives. He often includes objects that are ...

You ask me why I dwell in the emerald mountains. I smile and make no reply, my heart ...

EAST AURORA, N.Y.—The beauty and magnificence of nature can reveal truths for us. When Thomas Kegler paints outdoors, ...

NEW YORK—A medieval illuminator painted a giant in a book so tiny that you could potentially grasp it ...

NEW YORK—“Many people have some knowledge of Delacroix the painter; far fewer know Delacroix the draftsman,” Ashley E. ...

Commentary When Jon McNaughton unveiled his new painting, “Crossing the Swamp,” on July 31, he probably wasn’t expecting ...

WASHINGTON—The war that did not end all wars, World War I, marked a dramatic turning point in history. ...

As curator of decorative arts at the Holburne Museum in Bath, England, Catrin Jones tells us about the ...

Upon stepping into this charming, mid-century bungalow in Mallorca, Spain, guests are whisked away to the Golden State ...

As curator of decorative arts at the Holburne Museum in Bath, England, Catrin Jones tells us about the ...

NEW YORK—Carlos Madrid’s insatiable curiosity leads him to explore the beauty of nature and life. He’s been on ...