Italian painter Caravaggio looms as one of the most important and influential of the early European masters. His name is synonymous with a particular style of painting known as chiaroscuro (which uses shadows, shading and light to create particular effects),...

In May 2018, the famous Sotheby’s New York auction house broke its own record for the most expensive painting ever sold at auction with the sale of a Modigliani nude for $157 million. But that is not even close to...

Many of the greatest painters of all time are so famous that they are almost as recognizable as the most iconic celebrities of our current era. And, indeed, many of the historic painters listed below – like Dali and Picasso...