What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).
Americans became very upset about the Vietnam War when they watched horrifying scenes on their television screens.
This is the Deringer John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
Domenikos Theotokopoulos (1541-1614), a famous painter better known as El Greco (“The Greek”), painted several views of the Spanish city o...
In northern Scotland, about thirty miles north of Inverness, archeologists believe they have found evidence of a monastery raided by Vikings.
Vincent liked this painting of his bedroom at Arles (which he created in October of 1888).
Vincent created Starry Night in June, 1889, while he was a patient in a Saint-Remy asylum.
The interior of Goupil Cies Gallery in The Hague, Netherlands. For a time, Vincent van Gogh worked here, as an art dealer.
Although Vincent van Gogh could not sell his own paintings, today his art work sells for millions of dollars. This story is about his painting called ...
Although his paintings sell for millions of dollars today, Vincent van Gogh was unable to sell his artwork during his lifetime. Who was this prolific ...
Today Vincent van Gogh, the Dutch painter, is one of the world's most-beloved artists.
There is an interesting story about this painting - "White House at Night" - which van-Gogh-art-lovers throughout the world had long presumed lost.
This image depicts a fresco which was discovered in a Pompeii home known as the House of the Centenary.