After a long-forgotten painting of Hercules and Omphale was punctured during the 2020 explosion in Beirut, it has been ...

“Dawn at the Alamo,” artist Henry McArdle’s billboard-sized 1905 oil painting, depicts the legendary 1836 battle in San Antonio, Texas. It hangs in the Texas State Capitol in Austi ...

Just like every artistic medium, painting is meant to convey the full range of human emotion. Feelings like anger, sadness, love and adoration show up often, but so do humor and satire—and when ...

Martin Gayford’s engrossing book is a goldmine of quotes, anecdotes and insights, from why Van Gogh painted on tea towels to why some artists find it hard to start a work and others don’t know when to ...