From the most to least famous, these are ten great paintings dedicated to ancient Greek myths or containing references to them. 1. The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli, the great Italian painter of ...

Portrayals of the wise men appearing before Mary and Jesus, according to one historical source, became “the most common scene of Jesus’ birth and childhood in early Christian art ... seem to have a ...

An exact replica of a cave painting in Lascaux showing a bison and aurochs facing each other, along with small horses and deer. | Patrick Aventurier/GettyImages Between 17,000 and 12,000 years ago ...

In the coal mining village on the outskirts of Birmingham, opportunities were scant, and a career in art seemed out of the picture. Carol recalls being told as a girl not to expect to have any ...

before he ascends into heaven. The painting ranks in the top three of this list because of its sheer uniqueness: There is no pictorial tradition for this conflation, and none of the ...