Dress codes shown in 18th-Century art can tell us a lot about race and identity – both then and now. Cath Pound explores the details hidden in the "Casta" paintings of Latin America.

The Dior Homme's 2026 Spring/Summer collection was the first designed by Anderson after taking up the position last month. He ...

The world record for "Most Prolific Mother Ever" belongs to a Russian woman named Valentina Vassilyev. Between 1725 and 1765, she reportedly gave birth 27 times — to 16 pairs of twins, seven ...

The Williamsburg Bray School, now part of Colonial Williamsburg, taught free and enslaved Black children for several years in ...

Former 18th-century women's asylum transformed into STUNNING luxury hotel. READ MORE: Idaho plumber transforms 120-year-old cat-infested train wreck By ALEX HAMMER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM. Published: 00 ...

Our exclusive analysis of auction records in Paris until 1850 reveals around 500 sales of works by women, and striking parallels to the art ... art superstar in 18th- and 19th-century ...

The 18th century was an era characterized by elaborate fashion and beauty rituals, with makeup playing a pivotal role in both the social and cultural fabric of the time.

A Work by the 18th-Century Woman Once Called ‘the Raphael of Flower Painting’ Just Entered the Met’s Collection The acquisition is part of an initiative to expand the narratives told in the ...

During a time when social status meant everything, women of the 18th century literally made an indelible footprint on early ...

Since the 1700s, the Rothschild family has been decorating the interiors of their lavish manors with pieces commissioned by medieval kings, Roman consuls and Venetian merchants. Together, their ...

After researching the painting further, she realized it was the “sister painting” of Opie’s original piece from the 18th Century. Stauffer said the original painting was so popular, Opie ...

In part, this is related to a paucity of available sources, but also reflects prevailing attitudes—Russian art institutions only permitted women to join from the mid-19th century onwards.