Italy's Culture Ministry says the government has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros, one of the largest investments ever for a single artwork.

When Amy Sherald was selected to paint the official portrait of Michelle Obama eight years ago, many people in the art world didn't know who she was. They do now. At 52, Sherald has become one of ...

Gustav Klimt’s "Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" was seized by the Nazis and was almost ruined in a fire during World War II Cover Images via AP Images A painting by a famed Austrian artist became the ...

Gilbert Stuart tartly maintained that “no one would paint history who could do a portrait,” but as the chief depicter of George Washington, he showed that to paint portraits is often to paint great ...

More than 60 years ago, art historians attributed a rare portrait to Caravaggio, the celebrated Baroque painter known for his vividly realistic artwork. But the piece has never been publicly displayed ...

The flattering portrait of Gina Rinehart has been returned to its donor after a five-year stand-off over display conditions.

Three years after Barack and Michelle Obama’s official portraits were unveiled at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the paintings have arrived at the Art Institute of Chicago, where the ...