Tiny sample from corner of Mona Lisa reveals toxic secret hidden inside painting. Ground layers of famous painter’s artworks contain rare lead compound, scientists say ...

Art Bites: The Only Known Painting Van Gogh Sold During His Lifetime The work went on view two years after it was painted, and now resides in Moscow. Vincent van Gogh, Red Vineyard at Arles (1888).

More than 50,000 years ago, humans painted a hunting scene in a cave in Indonesia that archaeologists say represents the oldest known example of storytelling in art history.