The popular US sitcom propelled several actors, including Woody Harrelson, Ted Danson and Kelsey Grammer, to fame ...

A powerful symbol. With their soft, ethereal tones, the harp, lyre and zither have long held a place in the collective imagination as favored companions of poetic expression and prayer.

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass on Sunday morning at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus’ apostle, and his special mission as head of the ...

The election of Chicago-born and raised and Villanova-educated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost as pope at a time when the United States’ role on the world stage has never been more divisive has been ...

This unusual Renaissance painting was created by an anonymous artist and features a drooling dragon-dog, a farting baby, as ...

The Spaniard applied free association to the canvas with radical results. When you walk through the galleries of an art museum, it’s evident that the people responsible for all this — the ...

while another referred to the painting as a “blood bath.” The new coronation portrait of King Charles III features the monarch in his Robe of State, standing next to the Imperial State Crown.

Posted to Buckingham Palace’s official Instagram, the 2024 portrait received such comments as “I’m sorry, but his portrait looks like he’s in hell,” per one user, while another referred to the ...

Vibrant, traditional, and modern, Russia’s two major cultural centers represent centuries of the country’s rich and turbulent history. If you want to explore streets packed with museums and galleries, ...

The official coronation portrait of Britain’s King ... in a tradition dating back more than 400 years to a time when such a painting often became the defining image of a monarch.