In “Lower Than the Angels,” the historian Diarmaid MacCulloch traces two millenniums of libidinal frustration. An 18th-century painting depicts the resurrected Christ asking a clearly ...

Books Bookshelf ‘What the Ermine Saw’ Review: A Da Vinci Painting’s Journey In the painting of a young Italian noblewoman, collectors, diplomats and Nazis all saw a treasure to pursue.

Most people attribute the rise of coloring books to a single publisher, the McLoughlin Brothers. Though others like Milton Bradley (yes, the game guy) promoted children’s books, McLoughlin was key.

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Martin Kober is convinced the painting of a dying Jesus that hung above the mantel in his upstate New York childhood home is the work of Michelangelo. Getting experts to agree ...

ORANGE Kyle Morrissey, 35, is between careers, canvasses, brushstrokes and inspirations, having made the daring leap to become a professional artist on the Angels’ wings and a prayer. The for… ...