As a result, animals turned up "in any possible context where art would be made", from wall paintings and carved doorways to ...

There’s a reassuring sense that even in the 14th century, there was a lot going on well outside the mainstream ...

The first thing one notices about the man who received the Padma award for his contribution to the folk art form is how fit he is. At 82, he walks upright, remains free of most lifestyle diseases ...

Unicorns have been both revered and attacked in art over centuries. And one depiction in particular has an unusual connection ...

One morning in January, I met the musician Lucy Dacus at the Cloisters, the medieval-art museum at the northwestern tip of ...

The ring, which dates from the ninth or tenth century, has been unofficially likened to J.R.R. Tolkein's “one ring to rule ...

With a fair dose of whimsy, Also on View draws attention to museums off the beaten track, centering the region’s rich diasporic fabric and cultural niches.

With its pristine beaches, charming fishing villages, vineyards, and medieval castles, the Algarve region of Portugal offers ...

US billionaire's Sprayfield House has been largely demolished, pending extensive reconstruction as a home and farm ...

The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords.

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