The election of Leo XIV to the papacy has put an unexpected spotlight on one of the most unusual treasures of Catholic ...

Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s ...

May saw the death of a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice who came the high court as a Republican but became a favorite among liberals during his time on the bench.David H. Souter was was appointed by ...

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The White House revealed a new official portrait of President Donald Trump on Monday, inspiring social media users to ...

Raphael and Dürer struck up a long-distance friendship when they were at the peak of their popularity, living over 600 miles ...

The Vatican Library is the custodian of a major part of humanity’s literary heritage. That includes more than 80,000 ancient ...

The works on display comprise a visual and historical tour through sacred art and portraits from the Renaissance and Baroque ...

From the Pilgrims' Madonna at the Basilica of St. Augustine to the Martyrdom of St. Ursula that closes the "Caravaggio 2025" ...

Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who ...

They include five Raphael frescoes and cover 1,500 years of papal politics and 500 years of art history ... of all papal portraits. It depicts the first Medici pope, the son of Lorenzo the ...