Some Y-chromosome DNA sequences from the “Holy Child” artwork and from a letter penned by one of Leonardo’s cousins appear to ...

In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can't be ...

In the Middle Ages, color was never a personal choice. It signaled status, wealth, profession, loyalty, and even moral ...

Medieval cities weren’t picturesque—they were crowded, loud, and dangerous. Disease spread quickly, fires were constant threats, and sanitation was primitive at best. This video explores what daily ...

Five essential museum exhibitions—from Raphael at the Met to Zurbarán in London—plus tarot and Ovid-themed highlights.

For 25 years, Friends of Florence has worked to conserve and protect the city’s priceless art and architecture, raising ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

Directed by Matteo Garrone, the dark fantasy interweaves three stories based on 17th-century Italian fairytales. Tales of ...

New night trains are launching across Europe, but funding gaps and ageing infrastructure still threaten their revival.

The Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont stands as a monument to the art of scoring designer goods without the designer price tag – a place where your wallet doesn’t need to go into witness ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When the Cleveland Museum of Art opened its “Renaissance to Runway” exhibition with an AI-assisted video ...