In the 4th century BC, Greece, the art of painting was often seen as a mere craft, until Pamphilus of Amphipolis came along.

What’s the deal with Leonardo’s harpsichord-viola? Why were Impressionists obsessed with the color purple? Art Bites brings you a surprising fact, lesser-known anecdote, or curious event from art ...

Prehistoric cave paintings; Egyptian pyramids and temples; classical Greek statues. As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art. From the Stone Age came ...

Five “reimagined” galleries at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts have now opened to expand the display of the museum’s impressive collection of art from the ancient world, fulfilling the longtime vision of ...

“It was very important to me that this object meets both the high standards of quality that the CMA holds dear and that it has a very long and well-documented modern history,’’ Pevnick said. The ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...

The striking, nearly 5-foot tall Dipylon Amphora, from approximately 700 BC, is a masterpiece of the art of Ancient Greek ...