The kiln tomb is filled with vibrant wall painting and inscriptions, and is believed to belong to a witch doctor who likely ...

An Old Master painting looted by the Nazis but then saved by the Monuments Men has raked in an impressive £436,000 at auction. The early 18th century work by Nicolas de Largillierre, titled ...

No, reader, this is not a centuries-old painting of a shotgun wedding. Despite appearances, the woman in green is not believed to be pregnant. Art historians, in truth, have not come to many ...

Authorities in the northern state of Coahuila are investigating the theft and destruction of centuries-old cave paintings in ...

Archaeologists in Mexico responded to a complaint and discovered looters had stolen a historic cave painting that’s at least 500 years old. Officials condemned the damage but have not identified any ...

Proof of time travel? Many people are intrigued after spotting a fascinating detail in Portrait of a Boy, a 400-year-old painting by Dutch master Ferdinand Bol. The subject, a young boy, appears to be ...

Conservator Corrine Long, of Dover, N.H., restores nearly 300-year-old painted angels on walls of Old North Church ... their presence but their condition was unclear. Corrine Long, a painting ...

My grandfather was a heavy smoker. -- Karen G., Santa Fe, New Mexico Karen, you can find a product called a painting restorer for cleaning old paintings. Many art supply stores carry it.