The Cut Melon,” a rare oval-shaped painting by the 18th-century French artist Jean Siméon Chardin, will hang on the Fort ...

The Kimbell Art Museum has acquired a rare 18th-century French painting previously caught at the center of a lawsuit between ...

However, we’re no longer in the 1720s - so how do we modernise Rococo for 2025 without resembling a Marie Antoinette costume?

The Texas museum was the underbidder on “The Cut Melon” last June at Christie's, but was ultimately able to acquire it ...

Often associated with historic country houses, toile de Jouy, an easily recognisable style of printed fabric, can add ...

Join the Cape Town Baroque Orchestra for an enchanting evening of 18th-century French music at St Andrew's Presbyterian ...

Inspired by the American and French revolutions, the United Irishmen wanted a secular republic that separated church from state. They professed the Enlightenment principles of equality, liberty and ...

A survey tracing the city’s greatest ornaments from antiquity to the present day originated as a series of lectures ...

Maria Grazia Chiuri's nighttime display was rich with cinematic references, and carried its own cliffhanger ending.

celebrating the elegance and innovation of 18th-century French repertoire. Held in the comfortable and intimate setting of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in De Waterkant, Cape Town, this concert ...