Classical art may have been created to capture beauty, history, and the human condition—but who says it can’t also deliver a punchline? These funny classical art memes take timeless works of ...

For high society (and wannabe WASPs), commissioning and displaying portraits is a centuries-old tradition. These paintings immortalize accomplishments, status, and relationships, and they’ve ...

Some families struggle with what to do with old, unwanted family portraits. Columnist John Kelly’s wife, Ruth, says she’ll be hanging on to these portraits of her ancestors, painted by her ...

old portraits. Jamie has somehow wound up with eight family oil paintings dating from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. She knows the identities of only half the people, including her ...