The theories of art developed under the name of 'aesthetics' in the eighteenth century have traditionally been understood as contributions to a field of study in existence since the time of Plato. If ...

The editors welcome contributions in all areas of the "long-eighteenth-century" culture outside North America-art, cultural studies, history, literature, music, science, and so on. To speed the ...

Cochineal, a bright red dye derived from insects, helped make Oaxaca wealthy in the 18th century when European ... a vintage ...

The Quito School, 18th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. Since 2018 the record price for ...

Our year-end summary explores lots that were in the spotlight, whether for the right or wrong reasons. Which lot was most disappointing? Which lots by which artists sold at the highest margins above ...

Marjorie Merriweather Post, heiress to the Post cereal fortune, was known as America's wealthiest woman when she purchased ...

The spectacular French microscope from Getty’s collection is a unique testament to scientific advances and Rococo design in the Age of Enlightenment.

With older artworks, prices may fluctuate, but there’s never not a market for works by Corot, Homer and Rembrandt.

The pieces scheduled for a selling exhibition in London this fall range in origin, from ancient Greece to 18th-century ...

In October 2023, several dedicated auctions were held in New York to sell mostly pieces acquired by Baron James Mayer de ...

The upcoming exhibitions in Greater Boston merge the past and present, from the works of modernist painter Georgia O’Keeffe ...

Paulson questioned assumptions throughout his career about the role and power of art, and how cultural developments changed ...