Painted in 1666, "View of Olinda, Brazil, With Ruins of the Jesuit Church" is a masterpiece by Frans Post, one of the first European-trained artists to depict the landscapes of Dutch Brazil ...

They date back to a 17th-century decree by King Charles II. But how should the modern man approach this occasionwear staple?

The kimono garment, the national dress of Japan, carries within itself all of the magic and traditions of Japanese ...

King Edward VI of England died after a long illness at the age of 15. To the shock of many, the crown passed not to his elder ...

The only self-portrait by Clara Peeters may smash the 17th-century Flemish still life painter's auction record next month at ...

A pair of paintings by Dutch Golden Age master Frans Hals, possibly depicting his own children, are returning to the ...

How do AI image generators picture the past? New research indicates that they drop smartphones into the 18th century, insert laptops into 1930s scenes, and place vacuum cleaners in 19th-century homes, ...

By Damian Flanagan A few weeks ago, I attended a rather unusual concert in Cambridge, England. All the pieces of music dated from the time of the famo ...

They who while living had mingled their interests, fortunes, counsels, nay rather souls,” reads their tombstone, “might in ...

Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.

Have you ever wandered around an art gallery and noticed that certain paintings of naked men ... for anyone posing for a painting in the 17th or 18th century either. However, they added ...

One, published in 1663, is Francis Hawkins’s translation of a French conduct guide titled Youths Behaviour, or Decency in Conversation Among Men ... most English 17th-century portraits featured ...