The remarkable Roman Egypt-era work represents some the earliest realistic portrait paintings still in existence today.

Data collected on the hidden Titian portrait resulted in a recreated version now on exhibit in Cyprus. Sometime around 1570, celebrated Renaissance artist Tiziano Vecellio, known as Titian, painted a ...

Rare, megawatt treasures rarely come up for auction in times of turmoil—and rare, megawatt Old Master treasures rarely come up for auction at all. But Sotheby’s is bucking both of these trends by ...

Sandro Botticelli, "Portrait of a young man holding a roundel," tempera on poplar panel, 23 by 15 ½ inches. (all images courtesy of Sotheby's) What is the price of beauty? According to Sotheby's, it's ...

Researchers Anthony Bourached and George Cann trained an algorithm to recreate "lost" works of art like this Modigliani portrait. Courtesy of Oxia Palus Thanks to artificial intelligence (A.I.), art ...

Rachel Ruysch and Michiel van Musscher, "Rachel Ruysch" (1692), oil on canvas, 30 x 25 inches (image courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art) New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has acquired a rare ...

Explore the full oil painting process in this beginner-friendly portrait tutorial. Learn to create realistic portraits by understanding sketching, underpainting, layering, and finishing techniques.

Learn how to oil paint a portrait from start to finish in this comprehensive tutorial. Covering everything from materials, brush selection, and mixing paints to shading, layering, and adding realistic ...