My knowledge of art can be sketchy. I once remarked to one of Picasso’s grandsons that his gramps painted in such a “pretty blue” as we both looked on at a canvas from a certain Period. I didn’t know ...

Second- class medal for his paintings The Virgin, the Infant Jesus and St John, and Anacreon, Bacchus and Cupid , Salon of 1848 Decorated a vase that was later offered by Emperor Napoleon III of ...

REEL 2669: Biographical information; notes; correspondence; other correspondence and legal documents regarding the acquisition by the Smithsonian Institution of Ferris's collection of historical ...

Executive producer Marsha Bemko shares her tips for getting the most out of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. Value can change: The value of an item is dependent upon many things, including the condition of the ...

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‘The First Thanksgiving, 1621,’ an oil-on-canvas painting created by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris between 1912 and 1915. In addition to other historical inaccuracies in this romanticized take (the clothing ...