“The Medici: Portraits and Politics 1512-1570 ... It helps, of course, that many of the men and women depicted in these 16th-century likenesses were physically beautiful, had exquisite ...

Around 1800, London-based published Samuel William Fores continued the playful tradition of composite portraiture in a series ...

But this week, one town is remembering the woman believed to have been the first in Ireland to be executed for witchcraft 700 ...

Tracing Polish ancestry back to the ancient Sarmatians was a prevalent myth that influenced politics, arts and culture from the 16th century onwards ... to make God proud of us. Portrait of Karolina ...

Home to just 4,500 people and set in a scenic, rural valley, this quaint market town has blossomed into a bastion of ...

The curators of an exhibition in Doha, Qatar, have done an incredible job of showcasing the art and architecture from ...

Despite its name, Dia de los Muertos, aka Day of the Dead, is not about grief, but joy. Learn more about the holiday ...

Washington, D.C., bursts with iconic monuments and fabulous museums. I’ve lived in or near our nation’s capital off and on ...

Once lined with butcher shops, by the 16th century, the bridge also provided a way for members ... idealized beautiful, sensual women whose torsos could be opened to reveal realistic-looking organs ...

A long-distance trek through Nepal’s Everest region offers lessons in Sherpa culture, rural mountain living, and humility.

DIRECTOR’S CUT Eager to shoot their first music video, a punk band ventures into the woods with a sociopathic director who’s ...