Venice used new art commissions to help its citizens understand the changing nature of power and quell public anxiety during ...

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Aethelred failed to prepare for the Viking raids and invasions that would later bring Cnut to the throne of England, forging ...

At TEFAF Maastricht 2025, Old Masters meet Minimalism, and medieval armor stands alongside Warhol and Art Deco. See highlights here.

Italy has some 5,000 ghost towns, many boasting temples covered in moss, collapsed medieval abbeys and crumbling Renaissance ...

In the West, the practice of exchanging rings to mark a betrothal dates back to ancient Rome, when noble families would trade ...

This modest Spanish city became a pioneer in Europe for its comprehensive car ban. Some 20 years later, the city's medieval ...

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The Codice Santini contains a series of engineering and military machines, documenting the interest in mathematical and scientific disciplines in Urbino during the Renaissance.

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Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of ...