The decisions of the government panel, which handles claims about art lost or looted in the Nazi-era, are not legally binding, but are nearly always followed. By Catherine Hickley The German ...

With a long history stretching back to medieval times, wood paneling has had just as many "eras" as Taylor Swift. From the elegant wainscoting in Victorian mansions, to the groovy synthetic panels of ...

Custom grilles, bumpers, and roll pans are all very cool, but there is no customizing trick that sets a car further apart from the other kustoms than custom paint—in particular, candy apple graphic ...

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Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In the nineteenth century, volunteer fire companies often commissioned paintings to decorate their hand-pumped fire ...

A rare medieval panel painting survived more than 500 years, enduring the Reformation and Civil War, after a quick-thinking owner recycled it into the Ten Commandments, it has been revealed. The ...

Painting ugly paneling is one of the least expensive yet most dramatic ways to change a room. A splash of color can be a transforming facelift that lightens and brightens paneled walls with a fresh ...

In thanksgiving for their victory over the Turks in the Great Siege of Malta of 1565, Grand Master Jean de Valette and the Order of St John decreed that the first building of Valletta should be a ...

The back of the panel was backed with plywood, hiding the faint traces of writing A newly-restored "rare" medieval panel painting survived the Reformation because it was "recycled" in the 16th Century ...

It's the size of a barn door, weighs more than an elephant, and is one of the most famous and coveted paintings in the world. It's the Ghent Altarpiece -- also called Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Q: Our living room has dark wood paneling that we would like to brighten. Should we paint or wallpaper it, and how do we do it? A: Painting is easiest, but ...