Italy’s conservative Premier Giorgia Meloni faces a pivotal political test in a two-day referendum on judicial reform. The ...

A survey of this giant of Renaissance art opens this month at the Met. Three experts show us why he matters as much as ...

Never-before-seen works in a Genoa exhibition reveal how Anthony van Dyck’s Italian years made him one of Europe’s leading portrait painters.

The Met has acquired "Madonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist" which was only identified after a recent conservation treatment.

Discover how Raphael’s celebrated fresco brought together philosophy, beauty and the spirit of the Renaissance in one masterpiece.

Crowds once mingled below two tall arcades supported by 164-foot-tall columns. But due to earthquakes and unstable foundations, these architectural elements collapsed long ago ...

The famed New York City art museum is currently displaying the newly rediscovered painting from one of the most important Italian artists of the 16th century.

After decades of conflict, Iraqis have enjoyed increased political stability and a promising future, even embracing a unified national identity. But attacks by Iran, the United States, and homegrown ...

The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries have suffered a setback as they try to reshape the midterm elections and establish themselves as power players in American politics. AI and cr ...

The best way to explain the latest lineup for the Chicago Humanities Festival is to imagine yourself at a house party and some of these people you know ...

Italy's Culture Ministry says the government has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros, ...

Traditional reindeer racing is delighting spectators in frigid FinlandSALLA, Finland — Traditional reindeer racing has drawn an international crowd to the town of Salla in northern Finland. Handlers r ...