Recent archaeological discoveries are challenging established narratives of human origins and creativity. A 64,000-year-old ...

We all have an idea of the caveman art seen placed onto walls by beings long, long ago, but discoveries in three Spanish ...

Consulting curator Joanna Smith discusses a decadelong journey to open Gallery 12 at The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

Archaeologists involved in documenting the site described the volcanic rock surfaces as "among the earliest canvases of the human imagination," noting that every carved line—whether depicting animals, ...

Kalamkari art is characterized by its themes, which are often drawn from mythology or nature. Common motifs include scenes ...

Polygnotus, the “Homer of painters,” transformed ancient Greek art with monumental murals that merged myth, history, and ...

Ancient Greek sculptor Polykleitos set the standard of beauty and harmony in statues with his groundbreaking Canon of ...

Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...

Prehistoric cave paintings; Egyptian pyramids and temples; classical Greek statues. As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art. From the Stone Age came ...

Craftsmen, Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (c. 1390-1349 BCE). Ancient Egyptian artisans were the first workers to go on strike in recorded history (all images via Wikimedia Commons) Already a member? Sign ...

Chances are most of you are familiar with yoga, have enjoyed a masala chai, or any tea for that matter, used a loofah, or got your eyebrows threaded. If you've tried any of the above then you are ...

What’s the deal with Leonardo’s harpsichord-viola? Why were Impressionists obsessed with the color purple? Art Bites brings you a surprising fact, lesser-known anecdote, or curious event from art ...