The Northern Renaissance painter's innovative techniques altered the course of art history. An upcoming exhibition in London ...

The case, in which the 17-year-old Gentileschi and her father pressed charges against Tassi, was unprecedented at the time ...

For centuries portrait painting has emphasized the sitter’s splendor and status, but Yeo preferred an expressionistic touch as the uniform’s warm crimson tones bleed out, shrouding every inch of the ...

Gilbert Stuart tartly maintained that “no one would paint history who could do a portrait,” but as the chief depicter of George Washington, he showed that to paint portraits is often to paint great ...

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has become one of the most talked about artworks of the year after selling for 236.4 million US dollars, making it the second most expensive painting ever ...

A Tudor historian claims that the most famous portrait of Anne Boleyn is, in fact, a likeness of her daughter Queen Elizabeth ...

Sometimes, a simple scroll can turn into a miraculous discovery. That was the case for British art historian Adam Busiakiewicz, who was scrolling through X when he noticed something that stood out to ...

Much of the permanent collection at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery reflects the long-venerated portraiture ...

Portraits by Velázquez, Ramsay, Hodges, and more provide the starting point for Guild's intimate oil paintings.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will celebrate Women’s History Month with a free, all-ages festival and in-person and online programs and exhibitions. March kicks off with the annual Women ...