With dreamlike imagery and bold patterns, contemporary Iranian artists have reinterpreted the Persian miniature tradition.

A tiny portrait of Mary Magdalene by Raphael has sold at auction for $3.1 million. The delicate oil painting measures less ...

International Miniature Art Exhibition is showing until February 9th. Twelve paintings take up the space where one traditional-sized painting would hand. Each compact piece is packed into a case of ...

The art of miniature painting in Africa is a centuries-old tradition, deeply ingrained in many cultures across the continent. These tiny masterpieces served as historical records, capturing important ...

Painting miniatures is a good, chill time. Since I picked the hobby back up in 2017 I’ve spent hundreds of hours away from my screens, listening to good music and great podcasts. And ...

An artist has creatively transformed used tea bags into miniature canvases by painting scenes inspired by Harry Potter and ...

Bronkhorst revealed that he has been creating miniature watercolor paintings for the past eight years, and during that time, he also explored the world of large abstract art. It wasn't until the ...

Shahzia Sikander is an American-Pakistani artist whose eclectic work merges contemporary issues of Middle Eastern identity with art-historical references. Fusing traditional Indo-Persian miniature ...

It will appear in the exhibition “A Serendipitous Return: Lavinia Fontana’s Lost Miniature” from January 25–April 23, 2025, on loan from its current owner, the art dealer Nick Cox.

Experts don’t know who commissioned the altarpiece or who is depicted in the center panel, but they know that the other lateral panel was a miniature painting of Saint Catherine of Alexandria ...