He dreamed of becoming an icon painter, but became famous for his vivid images of peasant women and portraits of Lenin and Trotsky. The life of Philip Malyavin is similar to his paintings – just ...

This city is absolutely rammed full of amazing art galleries and museums. We've got everything from major contemporary art museums to high end commercial galleries, stunning local institutions to ...

A painting that is said to hide many secrets and deep meanings is the ‘Mona Lisa’. The portrait of a mysterious woman with a sly, beautiful smile has spoken to people in many languages and ...

Stories of haunted paintings have circulated for centuries ... State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russia Maria Lopukhina, sister of the famous adventurer Fyodor Tolstoy, died of consumption ...