A major source of evidence for ancient Greece is painted pottery. The two most popular decorative styles are black-figure vase painting, practiced in the late 7th and 6th centuries B.C.E., and ...

It’s not usually the case that you get a sweetener when you buy an item at auction, even when you pay tens of millions of dollars, but Sotheby’s London has a special offer in its March 6 Modern and ...

"The Berlin Painter and His World" is a celebration of ancient Greece and of the ideals of reason, proportion, and human dignity that are its legacy. Focusing on the extraordinary work of a single ...

Frantz shows viewers how pastel paint can appear to be a more expensive medium. In this episode, Frantz shows viewers how pastel paint can appear to be a more expensive medium. Frantz uses a technique ...

Maya vases in time and space-- From boys to men : Ik' princes in foreign courts -- Placing the patron : Tayel Chan K'ihnich in context -- The artist's oeuvre : the vases of Mo?-n Buluch Laj -- The ...

Reinvent some inexpensive bud vases in a snap with some paint markers, fill them with bold florals, sit back and be amazed. A great flower arrangement can be awe-inducing, but so often, it’s seen as ...

Do you have things around your house that are perfectly good—but just feel a little… tired? I’m not talking about people ()—just those inanimate objects that have been around forever and no longer ...

One of the prize possessions of the British Museum, the Portland Vase is a work of art so stunning it can stop even the most casual museum browser like a brick wall. But how exactly was this ...