It is also known for its hundreds of castles, beautiful scenery around the Dordogne valley, and UNESCO recognised cave paintings ... caves - like the Pech Merle - to the fascinating Champollion ...

Janine Burke explains the findings, which analyze ancient handprint art, and explores this intriguing possibility in art history. CC BY The Conversation, Hands on the wall: were the first artists ...

A painting that is said to hide many secrets and deep meanings is the ‘Mona Lisa’. The portrait of a mysterious woman with a sly, beautiful smile has spoken to people in many languages and ...

Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign made several acquisitions in the past year that will transform its collection and be used regularly in research and teaching. As the ...

The pioneering Canadian cave diver has dived to depths as great as 140 metres in Bermuda. And in 2001, she became the first person to explore caves inside an iceberg in Antarctica. "They're ...

Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis A selection of the bounty from ...

Some art museums overawe with the sweep of their collections. Others thrill with a few perfectly placed masterworks. The best of them embody their cities’ ambitions and fulfill an ideal ...

A show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago challenges the timeworn ... I find that very moving, to be on a continuum that stretches back to cave walls. What keeps me going every day is ...

Seven works of art stolen from an Edmonton hospital are now back in the hands of the local artists. Jeanette Spencer and Barbara Mitchell received their paintings from police on Monday — a month ...

Our resources will let you forget about the modern world and get into the minds of our ancient ancestors by building your own stone circle and painting a story using cave art. What did our ancient ...