The black taffeta dress worn by Princess Diana at her first official appearance with Prince Charles after announcing their engagement fetched 192,000 pounds ($276,000), or nearly four times the high-end estimate, at a London auction on Tuesday.
A tooth, thumb and finger cut off from the body of renowned Italian scientist Galileo, who died in 1642, go on display this week in Florence after an art collector found them by chance last year.
"I think of them all as prats to start with and work from there" -- veteran cartoonist Gerald Scarfe's irreverent approach to politicians he lampoons is typical of a new show celebrating British humor in art.
In a glass case at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute two fragments of papyrus feature the handwriting of Cleopatra, the last Egyptian pharaoh whose legendary beauty has inspired artists and film makers.
Rivals Christie's and Sotheby's are expecting to hold their biggest ever London sales later this month, reflecting growing confidence in the art market boom.
Biblical themes dominate Christie's mid-season Old Masters sale next week, including works by Peter Paul Rubens and "Pieta" by French 19th century painter William Adolphe Bouguereau.
An auction of memorabilia of British wartime leader Winston Churchill, including a cigar and a letter in which he rejects making terms with Adolf Hitler, fetched 577,063 pounds ($844,700) on Wednesday.
A new exhibition at Tate Modern in London takes a sneak peek through the camera lens at everything from young couples embracing in a park to execution, to ordinary passers-by walking down New York streets.
Georgian London conjures up images of fine buildings, high art and an elegant gentry promenading along spacious tree-lined squares.
Artist Louise Bourgeois, whose sculptures exploring women's deepest feelings on birth, sexuality and death were highly influential on younger artists, died Monday, her studio's managing director said. She was 98.
George W. Bush said Tuesday that his upcoming book begins with an anecdote about his wife convincing him to give up drinking.
Rhythm 'n' blues were the winners at this year's Drama Desk Awards
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