Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help ...

The Birth of Venus, a painting by the Italian artist Botticelli, depicts the goddess Venus at the shore after her birth.

The glowing works from Siena, now at the Met, are revelatory for their emotional intensity and 24-karat beauty.

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Stories of haunted paintings have circulated for centuries, and we love these tales because they suggest that the creative ...

The restored painting by French master Jean-Antoine Watteau features a figure that looks suspiciously like the artist.

The Met’s new exhibition on Siena—the first of its kind in America—shows how the possibilities of strange, colorful ooze ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the world’s most famous painting. Her mysterious smile and masterful technique make this iconic artwork admired. Tap to read in detail.

Opened in 1964, Rose & Crown claims to be Italy’s first pub, and has the beer-soaked woodwork to prove it. The vibe here is ...

The art-straunt is experiencing a giddy revival in Manhattan, and Iwan Wirth’s Manuela, stuffed to the brim with ...

Scholars have in fact long debated whether or not the painting is a Raphael original. While it requires diverse evidence to ...

The exhibition 'Đất' (Earth) displays nearly 50 paintings mostly created over the past three years, including 15 large paintings measuring 4.2m by 2.1m. — Photos courtesy of VCCA Artist Lý Trực Sơn ...