Evidence of 17th-century air pollution has helped date a rare Vermeer painting. Conservation of Young Woman seated at a Virginal has revealed the presence of feldspar particles between layers of ...

The 17th-century oil painting depicts a peasant woman holding tongs with hot coals in one hand and a bucket of water in the ...

from the 17th Century to the end of the 19th Century. These clips are taken from the BBC series The Britain that Women Made. Suitable for: Art and Design and History at KS3 in England, Wales and ...

A 17th-century painting looted by Nazis from the home of a Jewish Belgian art collector is being returned to his family by Tate Britain. The government’s Spoliation Advisory Panel recommended ...

has been identified as a rare and highly important 17th century masterpiece by Flemish artist Jacob Jordaens - a pupil of Peter Paul Rubens who dominated painting in Flanders in the mid-17th century.

This course explores European art and architecture from the beginning of the 17th century to the end of the Age of Enlightenment. We will examine artistic evolutions in relationship with the cultural, ...