The Cincinnati Art Museum turned to a scientist at the University of Cincinnati for help solving a mystery 1,300 years in the making. The museum's Chinese dancing horse sculpture is so realistic that ...

A new exhibit at the Met explores how European design influences, such as French rococo, influenced the work of Walt Disney and his eponymous studio. Courtesy of The Met / Disney Animation Research ...

An analysis of the auction market’s resurgent interest in the Old Masters and in young artists reinventing the classics. Sellers of fine artworks by European Old Masters have spent the past several ...

“What always fascinates me is the narrative potential of art,” said Emanuela Tarizzo, the new director of London’s prestigious Frieze Masters fair, which brings together art and collectibles from ...

Tens of thousands of ancient paintings adorn rock outcrops and shelters in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. At some sites, layers of art on rock walls record a sequence of styles and motifs ...

"Out with the old and in with the new" hasn't felt further from the truth lately. When it comes to design, what's in vogue is a bit more complicated than the newest toys on the block—a layered, ...

At the age of 64, when some retired people would look at brochures for cruises, Nell Irvin Painter — professor emeritus of American history at Princeton University — decided to go to art school. This ...