Edward Curtis spent thirty years and what would now be hundreds of millions of dollars photographing a version of America he believed was vanishing.

Benjamin Franklin may be the most familiar Founding Father in American history—but he may also be the hardest to understand.

For more than 250 years, this extraordinary gold-mounted stone cabinet has concealed a remarkable secret.

When specialist Emily Bierman was shown an unidentified daguerreotype, she immediately sensed there was more to the story. Previously sold at auction with both the photographer and sitter listed as unknown, the remarkable portrait had been overlooked for...

For more than a century, the Hispanic Society Museum and Library has preserved one of the world’s most extraordinary collections of Spanish and Latin American art, literature, and history.

As part of Masters Week, the lion’s long reign—from Rembrandt to Pride Rock—comes back into focus, carried by the unmistakable voice of Jeremy Irons.

Nearly two thousand years old, this Roman-period Egyptian mummy portrait feels startlingly modern.

This newly discovered 17th‑century valuables cabinet stands as a monument to early Colonial American artistry.

The first selection from the Barry Yampol Library traces the evolution of scientific understanding from the dawn of printing to the rise of modern chemistry.

Frans Hals’ portrait of Verdonck is a striking example of a painter utterly in love with paint. Every brushstroke pulses with energy, capturing the unruly spirit of one of Haarlem’s most notorious characters. Verdonck was infamous enough to be restrained...

Marking a new record for the most valuable work by a woman artist ever sold at auction, Frida Kahlo’s ‘El sueño (La cama)’ sold to applause at Sotheby's New York tonight at $54.7 million.

“Ultimately, jewels are emotional beings — telling the stories and connections of those who wore them.”

When you see the panther, you know it’s Cartier. But did you know the woman behind this iconic symbol?

What would you do if a total stranger called claiming he owned the earliest photograph of a U.S. president?

Olimpia Maidalchini was one of the most powerful women in 17th-century Rome. Her portrait, by Spanish painter Diego Velázquez has been missing since 1724 - until now.