It was only during construction work in 1860 that Masaccio’s painting was rediscovered. Vasari had praised both Masaccio and Leonardo in his ,“Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors ...

During​ his martyrdom in 258 AD, St Lawrence, as he was being grilled alive by the Roman authorities, is said to ...

Within three basilicas, two mausoleums, two baptistries and a chapel, these eight gems preserve a heritage of extraordinary importance for the supreme artistry of mosaic art at its peak.

Inspired by Murray Edwards' Women's Art Collection, Bethany Da Costa delves into the history of the female form as a model ...

The renowned Australian photographer’s early death gave her self-destructive behaviour a lurid glamour. But in just one ...

We initially have Michelangelo giving a ‘cheerful greeting’ to a fellow artist, then dashing off to draw Masaccio frescoes in a church, ‘waving as he went’. If he starts out like the late Queen Mother ...

At first glance, you would be forgiven for thinking that the work of contemporary Indonesian artist Citra Sasmita was made hundreds of years ago. From afar, her embroideries and paintings could ...

A Paris court has secured 135 stolen paintings estimated to be worth over €200 million ($208 million) for the family of Uthman Khatib. The private collector is seeking to recover a collection of ...

Los Angeles artist John Knuth has been setting fires for 20 years, in his paintings. He has painted hot orange flames in Mylar and enamel on wall-size canvases. He has covered a globe in red ...