Art History

The sculptures were looted from the country during a period of war and unrest and their return is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia's culture minister says. 

Most of us find it hard to stomach seeing priceless artworks vandalised. But when we look back at the long history of attacking art in the name of protest, we seem to become far more lenient.

Andrea Boltresz, from the New South Wales Southern Highlands, made a series of 25 miniature books with jewelled covers. To her surprise, they sold out within a week, for up to $500 a book.

The world's most famous classicist helps unpack the mystery behind statue penis-size and shares her theory on why so many men are obsessed with the Roman Empire.

Marc Fennell goes around the world in search of the hidden histories of a whole new suite of artefacts in the second part of the popular ABC series.

Fry is a long-term campaigner for the sculptures to be returned and supports the British Museum displaying exact replicas made by a team of archaeologists from 3D scans of the marbles.

The future of murals found in the north Queensland town is in question as the number of volunteers keeping the art alive declines.

Frank Harding built a studio and art gallery for himself in the 1970s and filled it with magnificent works. It has been untouched since his death and his daughter would like more people to come and appreciate its treasures.

The heartbreak emoji is a near-universal symbol, but it hasn't always been that way. So how else was heartbreak depicted in art, and where did our modern version come from?

Art historian Katy Hessel celebrates female artists after discovering seminal art history text included no women.

The fashion designers behind Nicol & Ford create collections inspired by queer muses the history books have forgotten. Their latest centres on a Kings Cross icon.

The painting is one of only 60 known Caravaggio pieces in existence and is considered "one of the most valuable old master artworks in the world".

The Toowoomba-born artist has been thrust into the global spotlight after winning a major award at this year's Venice Biennale.

Kevin Graham bought a collection of 150 model ships a year ago. He's astonished to have sold all but three of them in the following 12 months.

The painting had disappeared for almost 100 years before it was put on display by Kinsky Art Auction House in January.

Bigambul and Kamilaroi artist Archie Moore becomes the first Australian artist to win the top gong in Venice with his monumental work kith and kin.

The 60th Venice Biennale opens to the public today with Bigambul and Kamilaroi artist Archie Moore turning the white box of the Australia pavilion Blak.

In a career spanning three decades, Sydney-born artist Ralph Heimans has captured the world's most famous people on canvas — including royals, Academy Award-winners and some of Australia's most influential figures.

A robber's thank you card, a lengthy sting operation and a professional footballer turned art thief — here's how the theft of Edvard Munch's The Scream captivated the world.

The painting, commissioned by a wealthy Jewish Viennese family, was last seen in 1925 and could sell for up to $82 million.

Michael Gill dedicated nearly four decades of his life to building a miniature version of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a cocktail cabinet, but the ongoing threat of bushfires means it needs a safe home where the public can enjoy it.

Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi were renowned in the 16th-century art world, but their achievements were written out of history. A new exhibition lifts the curtain on their extraordinary works. 

Artist Peter Lawson has travelled the world selling his paintings, and says it all began with a stroke of inspiration from his great-uncle and famous Australian poet Henry Lawson.

Two works by Aboriginal artist and advocate William Barak will go on display this week after being returned to Victoria 126 years after they were gifted to a Swiss family.

Archaeologist Evangelos Kyriakidis says the Elgin Marbles are similar to a national symbol for the Greeks as they campaign to have them returned from the British Museum.