Ancient discoveries can come about in unconventional ways. In one recent case, art historian Adam Busiakiewicz noticed a portrait in the back of a social media post that he knew was unique.

Artwork by renowned Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck was stolen from a stately home 70 years ago – because the thief wanted to buy new curtains, a historian has claimed.

In a remarkable stroke of luck, British art historian Adam Busiakiewicz rediscovered a long-lost portrait of King Henry VIII. Busiakiewicz was casually scrolling through X (formerly Twitter), when ...

The British Museum’s exhibition “ Silk Roads,” studying the famous ancient trade route, has opened to rave reviews from critics, but one art historian is taking issue with the museum’s ...

Rachel Jones' "SMIIILLLLEEEE," from 2021, is among the works featured in “A Room Hung With Thoughts: British Painting Now” at the Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas.(Chad Redmon / Courtesy ...

The novelist shifts to nonfiction with ‘Parallel Lives’ (Norton, Aug.), which traces how British art historian Francis ...

As the Art Gallery of Ontario celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, historian Jamie Bradburn recalls Toronto elites’ ...

Editor’s Note: Curator and art historian Alayo Akinkugbe is CNN Style’s guest editor for the month of November. Click here to read the feature Akinkugbe commissioned on fine art and Nigerian ...

The Old Stone House in Park Slope hosted an opening reception on May 2 for its latest site-specific contemporary art installation, “Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House. ” The ...