Before the invention of the microscope and the field of entomology emerged, Joris Hoefnagel devoted himself to the natural ...

Histories of 16th-century art in France typically devote entire chapters to the Galerie François I at Fontainebleau or the châteaux of Philibert de l’Orme, ... scribes, authors and patrons.

A 16th-century painting stolen from an English manor house and later recovered at a bus stop has sold for an astonishing $22.3 million. “The Rest on the Flight into Egypt,” is an early work by ...

A photo exhibition in Goa celebrates Kerala’s Chavittunadakam — a compound of chavittu (‘to stamp’) and nadakam (‘drama’).

The ex-wife of a late British baron refuses to hand over a 16th-century painting that was stolen from an Italian museum more than 50 years ago — even though she “never really liked it.” ...

Senior Curator Art Martin to give lecture at the Muskegon Museum of Art. ... Art museum to reveal new information about 16th century portraits. Updated: Jan. 05, 2017, 8:55 p.m.

THz imaging fills a critical gap in frequencies ranging from about 100 GHz to 10 THz, according to co-author David Citrin of Georgia Tech. The technique gives researchers the ability to image a ...

A 16th century bronze bell rang 108 times on Sunday during a celebration of the Japanese New Year at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. The sounding of the 2,100-pound bell, from a temple in ...

A 16th century illustrated portfolio from the "Shahnameh" ("Book of Kings") of Shah Tahmasp of Persia, fetched 7.4 million pounds ($12 million) on Wednesday, a new auction record for an Islamic ...