Every US president except for George Washington has stayed at the White House. Ironically, it was he who was deeply involved in the construction, which started in 1792. As Donald Trump returns, we loo ...

This country’s greatest portrait painter, Sir John Lavery died there ... its five bays and three stories over a huge basement was designed by the architect James Hoban, (from Cuffesgrange) who was ...

so it is unsurprising that this little head carved from mammoth ivory is likely the earliest personal portrait in the world. Many artifacts from Dolní Věstonice, including this sculpted head ...

Researchers in Cyprus have discovered a hidden portrait that lay undetected for centuries beneath a 1570 oil painting by Renaissance master Titian, a rendering of which is now on display in the ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” – while they were being shipped to a ...

The Princess of Wales has shared a new portrait - taken by her six-year-old son, Prince Louis - ahead of World Cancer Day. In the photo, Kate is seen standing on a fallen tree trunk in the woods ...

The verso of the panel includes part of a Marian prayer. Sotheby's New York A tiny portrait of Mary Magdalene by Raphael has sold at auction for $3.1 million. The delicate oil painting measures ...

The school children journeyed through the Gallery, using portraits as the basis for a range of activities based around a magic tree with colourful leaves. open image in gallery Kate Middleton ...

By Jason Farago ICP offers a rare display of his late-career portraits of celebrities alongside the classic New York photos he is celebrated for. How did he go wrong? By Arthur Lubow An El Greco ...