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

Understatement of the (16th) century. These juxtaposed scenes form a stark reminder for viewers that in the world of Wolf ...

The show is situated in the museum’s enchanting terra-cotta arcade, which gives the displayed objects—red velvet pillows, ...

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 ...

Photograph by Minh Cao. The bar itself is outfitted with plush velvet sofas, antique tables and lamps, a working fireplace, ...

The Mughals ruled much of the Indian subcontinent for more than 300 years after they came to power early in the 16th century ... Many of its emperors and royal women, including Nur Jahan, were ...

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 ...