Green art conservation methods developed by EU researchers are setting new standards and proving useful far beyond museums, ...

Italian artist Giuseppe De Nettis (1846-1884) was born into a wealthy family in Barletta, Italy. He trained for a short time ...

The Floating World” transports visitors to a time when Japan was emerging from the feudal era and modern cities were booming.

Obata, detained in a World War II internment camp for people of Japanese descent, urged turning to "Great Nature" to ...

Through stylised landscapes, scenes of everyday life and fantastical visions, Hokusai laid the foundations for a modern graphic touch still found in contemporary art far beyond the Nipponese shores.

Yuka Sakuma is a painter and illustrator based in Nagoya, Japan. Inspired by the nihonga school, her work has been exhibited at home and abroad. We caught up with her to discuss the origins of her art ...

'Hokusai and Ukiyo-e' exhibit at Cleve Carney Museum of Art dives into Japan's Edo period Centered on the extraordinary appeal of “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” by Katsushika Hokusai, this ...

We are so used to images of Hokusai's famous depiction of "The Great Wave" or his blue-infused vision of Mount Fuji that we tend to think of the "blueyness" of this art as quintessentially Japanese.

He would also share his preferences. His favorite painting was Caravaggio's the “Calling of St. Matthew,” located in Rome's church of the French congregation, San Luigi dei Francesi.