View Antique oil painting on wood panel of the Rembrandt Van Rijn painting The Prodigal Son in a Tavern. Circa 18th C. An outstanding example of this iconic work. Image measures 16 x 13 (18) After van ...

The technique of painting in oils was developed in Asia as long as 800 years before it appeared in Europe, according to a new analysis of murals found inside caves at Bamian in Afghanistan.

A painting by the Chinese-French painter Zao Wou-Ki sold for a record 510 million Hong Kong dollars ($65 million) Sunday, leading one of Asia’s largest ever art auctions.