Peter Paul Rubens is one of the world’s most famous Baroque artists, known for his dramatic altarpieces, recent authentication debates, and of course, his eponymous curvy ‘Rubenesque’ beauties.

Peter Paul Rubens, the Flemish master whose brushstroke seemed to channel the very pulse of the Baroque, was more than just a painter of voluptuous forms and vibrant tapestries of myth. He was a ...

Caravaggio’s enormous popularity today may seem surprising, considering how out of sympathy his work and even his character ...

We take a trip to Antonín Dvořák’s birthplace, the composer summer hideaway Vysoká, and other spectacular cultural ...

Paris was a key figure in Greek mythology, who is mostly remembered for his role in the events leading up to the legendary Trojan War.

1626: An explosion at the Wanggongchang Gunpowder Factory in Beijing destroys part of the city and kills 20,000 people. 1640: Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens dies aged 62.

The sale achieved a 62% sell through rate and made new auction records for Luis Meléndez and Frans Post. When one thinks of any Golden Age, the first thing that comes to mind is the 17th-century ...