Renaissance writers and thinkers modified the idea of the monk’s cell to create refuges in which books were the only company.

Explore the legacy of the Medici family through its most influential figures, from Cosimo the Elder to Catherine de' Medici.

Art, History, and Hidden MysteriesVisitors in Rome tend to focus on landmarks like the Colosseum and the Vatican. While these ...

The Medici family was a powerful and influential dynasty that dominated the political, economic, and cultural life of Florence and much of Italy from the 15th to the 18th century. Known for their ...

The Red & Black compiles a weekly roundup of shows and events for the upcoming weekend. This weekend includes Athens in ...

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 3. Paranoia by James O. Born & James Patterson - (Little, Brown and Company) 6. Three Days in June by Anne Tyler - (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) ...

Amid a global surge in antisemitic incidents, Tel Aviv University (TAU) convened an international seminar titled “Facing ...

India Mahdavi has put her characteristic maximalist spin on PoMo, a contemporary art museum in Trondheim, Norway, with a ...

Banksy chose to subvert Scottish painter Jack Vettriano’s romantic narrative by incorporating themes of pollution, capitalism ...

U.S. Military bases were named after Confederate soldiers to appease white supremacists; it was right to rename them.

A Banksy painting owned by Blink-182 star Mark Hoppus is to go to auction where it is estimated to fetch between £3 million ...

Manhattan D.A. repatriates 107 artifacts to Italy amid criminal investigations into their illicit trafficking.