A rare 1892 art book featuring Byzantine enamels, gifted only to royalty, continues to astonish with its beauty, ...

A Greek Orthodox monastery in Italy, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome in the epicenter of Catholicism.

As I argue in my recent book Facing Crisis: Art as Politics in Fourteenth-Century Venice , the medieval city of Venice provides a ... The Pala d'Oro, the gold Byzantine altarpiece in St Mark's ...

At the Bespoke Gallery at Ahmedabad founder and  collector Devin Gawarvala’s collection of international artists is a tale of ...

Italy has some 5,000 ghost towns, many boasting temples covered in moss, collapsed medieval abbeys and crumbling Renaissance ...

The fork’s journey from reviled symbol of moral decay to utilitarian instrument is a story of power, privilege, and ...

Byzantine artists during this era blended Hellenistic art with religion ... the wide-reaching Roman Empire of the ancient era, the medieval Byzantines were limited to a predominately Hellenic ...

From royal birthplaces to incubators of underground art, these are the places to check out in the ... Decorated with a ...

Planning an escape to northern Italy? Two days in Lake Como offer just enough time to discover romantic towns, historic ...

When funded by public resources in democracies, such projects can spark controversies regarding costs, ideology, and the ...