The artwork had been hiding in plain sight in the archives of a provincial museum in France, where it will eventually go on ...

The modern museum traces its origins to the “kunstkammer” literally an “art room” that stored and displayed works of art.

The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...

Part of human nature, it seems, is a Narcissus-like desire to gaze at shimmering surfaces that return our reflection and ...

A priceless 16th-century Italian painting, “Madonna with Child” by Alessandro Turchi, that was looted by Nazi Germany during World War II and discovered in Japan, has been returned to Poland. A 16th ...

While the Philippines and the Netherlands are a year short of celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of ...

In the 16th century, everyone would have known Trentino,” our animated tour guide Barbara Gilli tells us as we meander down ...

The bucolic region in southwest England is home to some of the country’s most characterful accommodation, from charming pubs ...

A lot of painstaking work went into making this game look good, including physically scanning real-life temples and ...