Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...

There's something eternally fascinating about the art of sculpture, more so when it depicts the human form. Michelangelo, for ...

The Venus de Milo is one of the most representative statues of ancient Greece, it is immediately recognizable by its missing ...

The statue depicts a Roman elite, Gaius Marios Hermogenes, dating back to the 2nd or 3rd Century, and is in near-perfect ...

As Jesus left Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was ...

ALBAWABA - Former US President Donald Trump's son Barron Trump has been taking center attention on social media during the ...

How did the Etruscans, powerful neighbors of Rome, disappear from history? Were they destroyed, or culturally absorbed?

The 'Figures of the Fool' exhibition shows how perceptions of madness have changed from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.

Insights Works of art are often targets for political dissent.  Thankfully, many art attacks can be painstakingly restored.  Some of these attacks are not meant to destroy but for attention.  Also: 2 ...

These hotels are defined by their ability to offer full-service hospitality experiences (think concierges, dining options, ...

Scott Burton, one of America’s leading sculptors, entrusted his estate to the museum in 1989, when he was sick with AIDS, to ensure his place in art history. It turned out to be a bad idea.

Modern art works that have become famous after being eaten by visitors, Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian," a real banana taped ...