The allure of finding lost art treasures is real, but proving authorship—and determining an artwork’s commercial value—can be ...

The Mona Lisa hasn't always been a huge tourist attraction. It turns out the most famous painting in the world owes its ...

Leonardo da Vinci, history's ultimate genius polymath, still makes headlines as his work inspires new research.

India and Italy embark on a cultural renaissance as Caravaggio’s long-lost Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy arrives in New Delhi, ...

While parts of the country's heritage wound up in prestigious museums abroad, others have suffered humiliating fates at home.

The National Gallery of Art has announced a major new program to lend gems from its collections to regional museums across ...

She sits in complete stillness, her head tilted, eyes closed, her lips parted. Her hands, fingers intertwined, rest gently across her chest. Draped in soft, ear ...

With the setting Aruban sun painting a sky of warm pastels and the balmy breeze lifting the cares from our shoulders, we step ...

In 1594, a newly ordained young cardinal, Odoardo Farnese – the recent beneficiary of a tremendous fortune – commissioned the ...