The new pope will be chosen by cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel, with all of Michelangelo’s genius gazing down on ...

These goddess-like figures show the influence of the classical art that De Morgan had studied. Immaculately executed works ...

Among the many traditions and rituals that come into play following the death of a pope, one that has once again garnered ...

On the morning of 7 May 1821 an urgent task was performed at Longwood House on St Helena. A day and a half previously, the ...

But Johann Christian does have an essential lesson to impart to the young Mozart: that all of human life is a mystery. And ...

Entry to the Acropolis costs 30 euros, 22 euros for the Louvre, and 25 euros for Hagia Sophia. The "Smile of the Mona Lisa" becomes very expensive, as if someone wants to see the painting alone, they ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

Exploring the places linking the successful woman artist Artemisia Gentileschi and writer Anna Banti who devoted a novel to ...

The vice president broke a crucial rule while touring the historical Italian city and its magnificent Sistine Chapel ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one, involving sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with ...

The Polo Culturale Le Clarisse in Grosseto, central Italy, has just opened a new exhibition with loans from the Luzzetti collection in Florence. Artists included are Pinturicchio, Amico Aspertini, ...