Take any major historical Western art movement from the 16th century through today and you can bet women played an important role. Until the last handful of years, you can also bet that male scholars ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University-led collaboration of ecologists and art historians has demonstrated that landscape paintings from more than 150 years ago can advance environmental ...

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Spending time in nature reduces stress. A number of scientific studies have found it can help lower cortisol and blood pressure levels, and even alleviate depression and anxiety. While few of us these ...

From its earliest beginnings as a colonized territory, Louisiana has always been seen as a land apart. Its landscapes, tangled with vegetation and dense with waterways, were alternately viewed as ...

For generations of painters and admirers, rare and seldom-displayed landscape painting from China’s Song dynasty rank among the most outstanding achievements of Chinese culture. On view May 17–Oct. 26 ...

I went to the Smithsonian American Art Museum recently looking for art from an age of pain, division or uncertainty — art that would speak to our current moment. Perhaps something from the First World ...

What was the importance of landscape painting in traditional Korean art and culture? How did landscape painting develop in Korea? What are the distinctive characteristics of Korean landscape painting?

One needs years of immersion in Chinese culture, language, history and philosophy to be able to fully appreciate the timeless beauty and symbolic richness of Chinese ink paintings. Despite this, ...

A watercolor landscape by 19th century British painter David Cox brought a surprise result at an auction in January. Valued at only £80–£100 by Derbyshire’s Hansons Auctioneers, the painting went on ...

A collaboration of ecologists and art historians has demonstrated that landscape paintings from more than 150 years ago can advance environmental science. An Oregon State University-led collaboration ...