Russian artist Nicolai Fechin was born in Kazan, Russia, in 1881 and today is particularly known for his paintings of the New Mexico landscape ... Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg under Ilya ...

Ilya Repin was one of the greatest Realist painters of the Russian Empire. Born in present-day Ukraine, he traveled extensively, observing people and personalities. Although he was mostly known as a ...

Painted between 1880-91, Ilya Repin’s Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks depicts ... They also depicted nature vividly. Several of Repin’s paintings depict Ukrainian history and customs. Described as ...

so it is unsurprising that this little head carved from mammoth ivory is likely the earliest personal portrait in the world. Many artifacts from Dolní Věstonice, including this sculpted head ...

Researchers in Cyprus have discovered a hidden portrait that lay undetected for centuries beneath a 1570 oil painting by Renaissance master Titian, a rendering of which is now on display in the ...

The verso of the panel includes part of a Marian prayer. Sotheby's New York A tiny portrait of Mary Magdalene by Raphael has sold at auction for $3.1 million. The delicate oil painting measures ...