John Singer Sargent's most iconic portrait Madame X was the scandal of the 1884 Paris Salon. Here's the story behind the ...

Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world's largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity ...

As the UK celebrates the writer's 250th birthday, there's never been a better time to explore the dramatic bluffs and picture ...

POPE Francis is carried on his final journey in a simple wooden casket yesterday as a million mourners bade an emotional ...

The highlight of the Museo Cappella Sansevero is the "Veiled Christ," a statue created by the Neapolitan ... cases with the skeletons of a man and woman that have their artery and vein systems ...

In many parts of the church, statues are veiled from this weekend until the Easter vigil. The practice might seem odd to believers and guests alike, but the tradition has been observed for ...

The discovery provides rare insight into the lives of Roman women who held significant religious ... Experts believe the female sculpture depicts a priestess of Ceres, the Roman goddess of ...

The second sculpture (1.86 metres high) depicts a woman, presumably a young bride ... flows,' as explained in the press release. She is veiled and wears a large cloak over a tunic, as well ...

Researchers believe the female figure may have been a high-ranking local woman, possibly a priestess of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility. The statue portrays her as veiled and ...

The executive order also calls for the restoration of monuments removed since January 1, 2020—a thinly veiled nod to Confederate statues that were taken down ... they enslaved are being defunded? The ...