A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. But was she also the subject of the Mona Lisa? Many scholars believe she ...

An exquisite miniature portrait by Italian painter Lavinia Fontana was serendipitously rediscovered after turning up at an ...

The oil on copper miniature portrait, originally believed to be by Bronzino, is the subject of an exhibition at its former ...

Queen Elizabeth I’s portraits are full of symbolism ... which would effectively give her power to her husband. In 16th-century society, a woman was expected to obey her husband, no matter ...

Lotte Laserstein was a German-born Swedish painter best known for her realistic portraits of women in urban settings. Laserstein’s paintings combine the psychological qualities of New Objectivity ...