The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

Let's face it, you're going to find yourself in a queue at Frieze so you might as well have some historical facts to hand for ...

Contemplating artistic beauty in museums can enhance abstract thinking and help people mentally step back from daily concerns ...

Andrew Klavan defends the spiritual value of depicting evil. But he often discounts the spiritual danger involved.

The painting of a Nuenen woman, on loan from Hong Gyu Shin, is the first Van Gogh ever exhibited on loan from a Korean ...

Beckstones Art Gallery in Greystoke Ghyll near Penrith will be hosting Alan Thompson's exhibition, made up of 45 oil paintings of ...

Without formal training programs, provenance researchers often rely on ad hoc experience to navigate the art market’s murky ...

A first-of-its kind partnership in Canada enables clinicians to prescribe a visit to a nature-inspired art exhibition to ...

Charlotte Johnstone's grandmother Doris Zinkeisen was the first artist into Bergen-Belsen - 'She painted the emaciated bodies ...

The new space, run by artist Anne George, will have its first group show, “Friends & Family,” opening on Saturday, featuring ...

Visiting an art museum could change how we think about our lives, according to researchers. A University of Cambridge study found people's ability to think in abstract ways was boosted by admiring art ...

Since the dawn of philosophy, thinkers from Plato to Kant have considered how beauty affects human experience, and whether it ...