Painter William Birch moved to Philadelphia from England in 1794 and made a name for himself for his exquisite enamel copies ...

Everyone knows The Girl with a Pearl Earring. She is the icon of European painting and considered one of the most famous female portraits – but is this really a portrait?

Original, by my hand, and the Eagle done by Snyders ... Lacking Rubens’ genius for figure-painting, as well as his grand style, Snyders surpassed the youthful master in picturing birds ...