An ambitious new exhibition opening at New York's Met Museum highlights the overlooked early Renaissance masters of Siena, Italy.

An Oct. 8 auction features jewelry, art and political memorabilia owned by longtime California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who ...

The Major Arcana cards from tarot decks have traveled far from their 15th-century Italian origins to become influential in ...

The artist experimented with perfumes and created ... may have been enslaved in the 15th century, according to a statement from the Château du Clos Lucé. Caterina’s story has been a divisive ...

For those wishing to explore a canal city like Venice but want to avoid the crowds and high prices, the Portuguese city of ...

The artist and architect Luigi Serafini uses his ... There’s also La Casa Ontologica, his apartment in a 15th-century palazzo in Rome that’s filled with more of his artworks.

Both islands are rich in history, food, culture and scenery. Pick the one that suits you with our two potted guides ...

Deep thinking. Given the luxury of time to think–surrounded by the world’s greatest artwork–museum curators find linkages between people and places not readily apparent. Ways of seeing the ...

Perched on the banks of the River Loire, Gien is known for its faience pottery and its medieval castle at the center of the ...

Built in the early 15th century, the hall originally served as a meeting place for members of a medieval guild, who were likely the first to use the newly discovered doorway. “Further ...

As well as a high-ticket menu item, the crustacean is also a longstanding symbol of opulence in art and fashion ... appearing both on a 15th-century BC Egyptian temple and an approximately ...