Albrecht Dürer’s keen interest in nature was a typical manifestation of Renaissance curiosity. Animals were not generally considered to be appropriate subjects for serious art until the 18th century.

Volunteers help put up the 16 paintings depicting the life of Jesus Christ during the 2023 Christmas season at Washington Square in Ottawa. The paintings will go up again Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8 a.m.

An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found them guilty of conspiring as part of a crew to steal art, sports memorabilia and artifacts from smaller museums.

The Whitworth Gallery in Manchester said it created the exhibition, which contains 71 prints from Turner's celebrated Liber Studiorum collection, to encourage people to rethink his legacy as a ...