LONDON – A nearly forgotten Victorian painter is back in the limelight after his work played a part in pointing Barack Obama down the path toward the White House. G.F. Watts‘ painting “Hope” – on ...

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco have added three significant artworks to their collections. The most noteworthy is "Love and the Maiden" (1877) by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, the acknowledged ...

LONDON - A long-lost Victorian painting that hung in a family's unlocked New England beach house for half a century could fetch $800,000 when it is sold next month, Christie's auction house said ...

In a small, delicate watercolor from 1864, the Archaic Greek poet Sappho embraces the poet Erinna, their lips nearly touching. Sappho’s longing is plain on her face, while Erinna, heavy-lidded, eyes ...

The BBC’s Antiques Roadshow has made one of the finest finds in its nearly 40-year run while filming in Harrogate, England. The item discovered is a long-lost painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, ...

A quick search on our own Brownstoner Forum, or in any old house/restoration magazine or website, will soon come up with someone asking about painting and woodwork. The following is a timeline of what ...

A ring of human skulls originally circled 16th-century magician John Dee in a painting by the English artist Henry Gillard Glindoni. Henry Gillard Glindoni, “John Dee performing an experiment before ...

"Antiques Roadshow" is a great guilty pleasure for wannabe antiquers, but once in awhile their appraisers find some truly unique gems. Recently, one guest showed off a portrait that had been in his ...

ART-lovers have launched a campaign to raise £3.6m to buy a picture by a top Victorian artist and bring it home for good. York Art Gallery is currently showing more than 30 works by Albert Moore, a ...