An unassuming Tudor hunting lodge in the Cumbrian district in the U.K. just gave up a wild secret: rare wall paintings from the 16th century that depict a host of truly fantastical beasts.

George Washington, who presently surveys the Oval Office from his position above the mantel in an 18th-century portrait by Charles Willson Peale, was wary of designs that smacked of royal ...

Ours references the 17th-century portrait of Maria van Strijp by Dutch golden age artist Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, which belongs to Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. We’d been looking for one of ...

In the first century of our era there were many sects and schools in Jewish society. We hear about the Essenes, of course, the Jews of Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, who separated themselves from ...

The 13-page manuscript, valued at nearly $20,000, had been housed in the National Archive of Paraguay since at least 1870 until it was stolen over a decade ago. It next surfaced at an auction house in ...

Returning again to the UK Arts Council's 'Private Treaty Sales' page, the following portrait of Thomas Howard ... and bloodstained forehead commend this as a major masterpiece of 16th-century Spanish ...

Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Retablos: The Art of Devotion on Saturday, February 24, 2024.

Sight: 3 in. (7.6 cm.), Frame 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) ...

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