Over 40 years, artists have accompanied Charles on his travels to 95 countries with only one directive: Paint whatever ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

Yannis Tsarouchis was one of the most prominent figures of Greek art and his work has just begun to garner attention outside of the country.

As Italy turned into a battleground between foreign powers, Rome suddenly found itself in the crosshairs of a marauding horde ...

At the heart of this show are 14 of the 26 portraits Van Gogh made of Joseph Roulin and his family, along with works by ...

Did Raphael Really Paint It All?

An AI model figured out that one of Raphael's well-known masterpieces, the Madonna della Rosa, wasn't entirely the renowned ...

London's National Gallery has acquired a 16th century work by an unknown painter. It includes some very unusual details.

In Homer’s Odyssey, the episode of the witch Circe is one of the most deliciously intriguing of the epic. She is often ...

With the Virgin and Child at its centre, this painting also depicts two saints, two playful angels, a bawdy scene with a ...

As the art world braces for May’s pivotal test of market confidence, Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips are unveiling major ...