Brooke Shields channels Gothic romance in a black lace minidress with Victorian sleeves and a high-low silhouette while ...

Step into the studio of Toronto artist Jennifer Carvalho, who paints 'ghosts of the past.' Learn what she's discovered by ...

Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Dominic, also known as Dominic de Guzmán. Born in 1170 to a family of Spanish nobility, he was well educated and studied for 10 years at the University of ...

We celebrate the period as a golden age of cultural rebirth. But two new books argue that the Renaissance, as we imagine it, ...

If you are up for lovely beaches, clear waters, constant sunshine, and the general charm of the Mediterranean, exploring ...

A rare 600-year-old fresco by the Renaissance master Fra Angelico, considered to be one of the painter’s earliest works, has been painstakingly restored after centuries of neglect. The painting, ...

Tavira, in Portugal, is often referred to as ‘the Venice of the Algarve’ thanks to its picturesque plazas and meandering ...

WHAT IT IS: A painting of oil and tempera on wood, Portrait of a Lady (dated about 1540) by German artist Lucas Cranach the ...

Although renowned for its high-end shopping and cutting-edge design, Milan offers many more things to do: its museums harbour some of the country’s finest works of art, and there’s no shortage of ...

You could spend a week in Rome and not even scratch the surface in terms of exploring its rich culture, history and cuisine, ...

Philippe Starck’s latest hotel is part storytelling, part architecture, topped with a 19th-century house that looks like it floated in from another dimension ...