Lucas Horenbout became the highest-paid artist at the Tudor court, even over his contemporary, Hans Holbein ... an artist at Henry VIII’s court would achieve—even higher than Holbein’s ...

The expansive new Sainsbury Wing foyer ushers visitors into the gallery’s exhilarating rehang ...

Sumptuary laws limited many of the clothing items that the lower and middle classes could wear. Politics often played an ...

And that is Hans Holbein and his court paintings ... In Wolf Hall [Season 1], Henry was much a much younger soul—he was athletic, he was playful, he was in love. Everything was very optimistic.

It is one of the world’s greatest museums and this revamp starts with a thrilling embrace from Leonardo, unfolding to Titian, Van Eyck, Monet and more – all bolstered by cool new architecture and ...

In September 2025, Aaron Koller will become the first Jew to join the university’s department of Middle Eastern Studies as the Regius Professor of Hebrew, a role established by King Henry VIII.

From Henry VIII’s surprising second thoughts to the ... Left: Portrait of Stephen Gardiner painted by an anonymous British artist between 1570 and 1599. Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester ...

and 26% of artists younger than that). The underlying financial reality for all women artists is that they are not making a living from their art alone, despite putting in long hours. Art sales ...

Catholics now outnumber Anglicans in England for the first time since the reign of King Henry the VIII. And 20% of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics live in Africa, where membership grew by 9 million.