His rebellion earned him time in a torture chamber, he said, bound for more than a day in a crucifixion pose, dirty water dumped on him when he veered close to sleep. Witnesses and other scam-mill ...

This year’s annual festival at Santa Maria Assunta in Malamocco on Venice’s Lido included the heartfelt celebration of the return of Giulia Lama’s enigmatic Virgin in Prayer following its ...

The New Testament mentions four people with the name Philip. Two were sons of King Herod the Great, and one Philip features ...

The Louvre’s first fashion exhibition — titled “Louvre Couture: Art and Fashion — Statement Pieces” and on display through July 21 — highlights the fact that museums make marvelous mood boards, and ...

At the older and more traditional churches, the paintings and statues draw my attention. I’m interested in those of Jesus on the cross during his crucifixion. One of the Catholic churches has a larger ...

The Fondation Bemberg in Toulouse will be opening a new exhibition dedicated to Renaissance Jewellery next month (spotted via @gazettedrouot). The show is the first on the subject in 40 years since ...

Baron-Hill, in the Isle of Anglesey, the seat of Lorde Viscount Bulkeley, 1 August 1779 ...