After appearing in the religious art of ancient Iran, the disc halo migrated across cultures at an astonishing pace. Matt Wilson explores how it connects Jesus, Buddha and Apollo.

The Biden administration signaled it wants to overturn a rule change that upset artists and fueled worries about fewer dollars for protecting habitat.

In his massive two-pound, 600-plus page biography of Leonardo da Vinci, author Walter Isaacson dedicates an entire chapter to the Mona Lisa, its still-mysterious subject, and the intermittent work of “adding tiny strokes and light layers” that stretched across the last 16 years of da Vinci’s life.

A stone sculpture of a pelican named Corson is among the dozens of Notre Dame artifacts that you can support.

In his last series, the artist Patrick Cabral created impressive papercut pieces. They were inspired by the Dinagyang Festival that occurs in the Philippines, w

Learn how to create mood in painting. This step by step landscape demo teaches how to create high, low, and middle key paintings.

Eventually Mars won't be only domed cities and underground bunkers. It will be a live planet with towns and villages. Picture of the Day 23/05/2021 - a view of what could be a village on a partly terraformed Mars by Portuguese architect Nuno Fontarra.

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End shot by Frans Bouma (Otis_Inf). Laced With Wax spoke to several talented screenshot creators about the practise of ‘virtual photography’: what drives them, the tools and techniques, and the history and future of the medium. By Thomas Quillfeldt

In this article, we share with you the most influential landscape artists in history to inspire your next piece of landscape art.

When "difficult" emotions arise, finding a way to feel and express them can be challenging.

Curators and archivists on the items they’ve acquired from our pandemic year.

The folks over at Que Interesante created this clever sticker pack for crayons, effectively turning color names into the chemical compounds that correlate with each hue. The sets seem like a fun way to learn for a science-minded family and are available in number of different packs or in bulk for schools.

Robert Crumb is an American cartoonist and major contributor to the underground comix movement in the 1960s. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1991. His famous works include Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural and Keep on Truckin'. These projects carry sexual themes bordering into scatological and pornographic comics.

Sophia is a robot of many talents — she speaks, jokes, sings and even makes art. In March, she caused a stir in the art world when a digital work she created as part of a collaboration was sold at an auction for $688,888 in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT).

With lace-like etchings and carvings made with a hand drill, the decorative egg art of Hungarian artist Tunde Csuhaj is bringing a different spin on an ancient handicraft popular at Easter.

One of the world's mightiest museums has made much of its vast collection available online. The Louvre steers digital visitors well beyond marquee works like the Mona Lisa to reveal hidden treasures.

The pricey tome consists of three 25-pound, two-foot-tall volumes

San Francisco is investing in its arts community. Starting in May, 130 local artists in the city will receive $1,000 per month in cash, with no strings attached.

"I do view this as the next chapter of art history."

In October 2020, Miami-based art collector Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile spent almost $67,000 on a 10-second video artwork that he could have watched for free online. Last week, he sold it for $6.6 million.