The world's most famous paintings: 'Mona Lisa,' 'Starry Night' and more ... The religious meaning and symbolism behind the painting have made it a masterpiece in Western art history.

Gustav Klimt, an Austrian painter, was one of the most famous and respected members of the Vienna Secession movement. He had mastery in symbolism and art, and a majority of his paintings feature a ...

The eerie stencil paintings of human hands in Spanish caves might not be from humans at all. New dating methods of the paintings suggest some of the cave art could have been drawn by Neanderthals.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the world’s most famous paintings is now on display at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. Called “Under the Wave off Kanagawa,” this painting has inspired countless ...

A major new Vermeer exhibition displays the artist's evocative and serene paintings of daily life – but they harbour secret, symbolic messages, writes Matthew Wilson.

This self-taught artist understood instinctively that art would be a way to express herself, but she didn’t gravitate toward painting right away Novei Beige's paintings are full of symbolism ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the world’s most famous paintings is now on display at the Nelson-Atkins Museum. Called “Under the Wave off Kanagawa,” this painting has inspired countless ...