An exceptionally rare 17th-century painting featuring a Black woman and a white woman side by side has gone on public display for the first time at Compton Verney, a historic manor in the English ...

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller was a protege of Auguste Rodin and shaped the Harlem Renaissance. The African American Museum in ...

The winners include both established masters and emerging artists from countries such as Nigeria, Zambia, Namibia and ...

Whether just exploring the female body through portraits, or reflecting on their role in society through composition and accessories, women in paintings are adored and discussed throughout history.

Tate's Ann Gallagher said they would "expand the way we represent working women as subjects in art history". The paintings have been acquired to mark the centenary of some women getting the vote.