One £2.8million heist, which included two Ming-dynasty bowls and a vase, were thought to have been carried out by the Chinese ...

Among several rare books and manuscripts presented there is one incunabula, The Book of Prophets, printed by the Soncino ...

In 1972, Aretha Franklin performed “Mary, Don’t You Weep” with a gospel choir at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. “We’re going to review the story of two sisters called Mary ...

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

Even encountering African Christian communities, Europeans labeled local practices as heretical, justifying colonization and ...

Masterpieces long separated by time and distance reunite in Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300–1350 at the National Gallery.

As a result, animals turned up "in any possible context where art would be made", from wall paintings and carved doorways to ...

Jonathan was born in 1832, making him an astonishing 192 years old in 2024! Originally brought to Saint Helena from Seychelles in the late 19th century, Jonathan has witnessed countless historical ...

By Fergal Kinney When King Charles III was born on 14th November 1948, charts were still compiled from sales of sheet music – as they had been since the late 19th century. Top of the pops that week ...

A 2022 study of major art museums in the United ... here are five not-to-be-missed European exhibitions centred around female artists. By the 16th century, Rome had become a major artistic hub ...

Weapons that used gunpowder gradually spread across Eurasia and started being used in Europe before the 14th century. Meanwhile, different types of armor were being developed around the world .

A new exhibition at London's National Gallery hopes to shed light on artists in 14th Century Siena, who have often been overshadowed by their Tuscan neighbours in Florence. Samira is joined in the ...