Just before Christmas, a hidden Nativity scene has been discovered after being tucked away under another painting for centuries. The artwork, which is believed to be around 400 years old and is ...

The best most people can ask of their kitchen is a delicious meal. But one French woman discovered a long-lost painting her home country considers a national treasure. The medieval work in question ...

The anonymous 16th-century painter who recorded a scene of everyday life at the king’s fountain (Chafariz d’El Rei) in Lisbon depicted an impressive range of people and animals. In addition to a swan, ...

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The Middle Ages aren’t just about heroic knights and epic battles. If there’s one thing that never fails to boost our mood, it’s medieval art! It’s colorful, creative, quirky, and goofy, and it ...

Dracunculiasis (commonly known as guinea-worm disease), is a parasitic infection caused by drinking stagnant water contaminated with parasite-infected water fleas of the cyclops genus, according to ...

The Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich have restituted a Nazi-looted painting from the late medieval period to its legal heirs. The 1480 work by an unknown artist had been in the collection ...

Ever walked through the Medieval section of a museum and noticed that all of the babies are, well, just a bit ugly? They often have fully developed use of their necks, may be doing distinctly ...

Just in time for Christmas, a long-hidden Nativity scene has surfaced after laying concealed for centuries under another painting. On its surface, the artwork shows the beheading of St. John the ...

Officials in France are blocking the export of a remarkably rare medieval painting that was auctioned off after being discovered hanging in an elderly French woman's kitchen. The 10-inch panel ...