and 19th-century watercolor sketches were snapped up by bidders. But the rare, pre-Civil War portrait of the formally-dressed Black man that was expected to sell for $300,000 to $500,000 was ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - As Catholics and many others across the world mourn and observe the death of Pope Francis, we look back at another pope who died on April 21 nearly 1,000 years ago. Pope ...

A man who found a hoard of 11th Century coins just months into his archaeology career said the discovery was made all the more sweet by being unearthed near his home town. Andrew Pegg, 49 ...

A portrait by one of the 18th century's best artists is expected to fetch up to £25,000 at auction. The artwork was created in 1766 by Sir Joshua Reynolds and is of a woman called Letitia Sparrow.

A portrait of a celebrated Isle of Man martyr who led a 17th Century rebellion is to be studied by specialists in a bid to reveal its unknown origins. The painting of William Christian ...

A self-portrait, it shows Beard prone in the dirt ... Wallace writes in his spirited new book, “Twentieth-Century Man: The Wild Life of Peter Beard,” “he became a kind of symbol of the ...

including the only known colour depiction of historical figure George Quayle has returned to the Isle of Man. The four portraits of the Quayle family includes the 18th Century politician who was ...

The unveiling and proposed £10m sale of an early 17th century portrait, reputedly of William ... The figure portrayed is a bearded, balding man in shirt and doublet, with the top left and right ...

For years, a 17th-century portrait of a child hid on the back of ... She noted that she thinks the man “may have purchased the painting at auction many years ago but can’t be sure.” ...

The two 11th century bronze icons, labelled as Royal Couple at the Sarabhai Foundation in Ahmedabad, are now subjects of debate in the State. The icons are claimed to be the lost portrait ...

The nearly 300,000 fans descending on the Marco Simone club for the Ryder Cup this week will be able to see the 11th-century castle ... as she sat in front of a portrait of her late mother.