El Greco’s association with Toledo has played an important role in boosting tourism in this historical Castilian town.

By Martin ClarkSome people think of mosaic making as a craft but really good mosaicists can introduce perspective, depth of ...

Our final Art Deco Centenary designer profile spotlights Hildreth Meière, a pioneering muralist who left her indelible mark on buildings including New York's Radio City Music Hall, but whose legacy ...

Greek painter El Greco is one of the best known artists in the history of Western art, as his works have influenced countless painters.

Val Kilmer, a fiercely original actor and visual artist, has died at age 65. He was best known for his electrifying ...

hieratic grace" of Byzantine-influenced art and concocted a new style, characterised by "dynamism, drama and emotion". But, by the 1350s, its "most glorious years" would be "as good as over".

This beautiful French seaside town is loved by millionaires and celebrities but has way fewer tourists than other French ...

Painter, etcher, woodcarver and carpenter Nicholas Bervinchak said of his lifelong journey in the arts, “There are no short ...

Beloved by literary icon Ernest Hemingway, who is said to have based his character – Baron Alvarito in Across the River and ...

Old civilisations have long inspired jewellery designers. In Europe, the jewellery of the Middle Ages was influenced by designs from Byzantium, while styles in eastern Europe reflected jewellery that ...

But it was long enough for her to be considered the ultimate ocean liner, profiled here as part of our Art Deco Centenary ... with its concave, clipper-style bow was the work of Vladimir ...