There are fewer then 10 surviving sketchbooks from Dutch artists working in the 17th century, which might seem surprising, given how many artists were active during this golden age, how much of what ...

In the collection of Mr. Coale is a sketch by Troyon, of France, which we recommend every amateur of art to inspect attentively. It is but a hurried sketch, as if the artist had flung an idea on the ...

An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump and the original sketch are both on loan to Tate Britain The only known sketch of a seminal painting by Joseph Wright is on display alongside the finished ...

A HIDDEN image of the baby Jesus has been uncovered in a famous Leonardo da Vinci painting. Hi-tech scanners were able to reveal the secret drawings beneath da Vinci’s iconic ‘Virgin of the Rocks’.

Sellin, David, "American Art in the Making, Preparatory Studies for Masterpieces of American Painting, 1800-1900," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press for ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...