A “forgotten” painting kept in the same family for generations ... was the work of French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard. “A philosopher reading” by Fragonard was spotted by Antoine ...

Jennifer Summit and Blakey Vermeule’s 2018 book, Action Versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters, traces these questions from Greek philosophy to modern pop culture, Socrates ...

On Saturday at 11 a.m., visitors are invited to a dedication and free tours of Philosopher’s Way, a 2.7-mile trail loop created by San Francisco-based installation artists Peter Richards and ...

In his new HBO program "Painting with John," John Lurie wants ... occasionally dark — contemplation on artistry, celebrity and isolation that vacillates between self-indulgence and self ...

And it’s for this reason that he loves painting portraits. On Sunday, his work, The Philosopher, won the Third Biennial Portrait RSASA/SALA Prize during the opening weekend of the South ...