Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art recently announced that the public would finally be able to preview its new, ...

"The First Homosexuals" traces how the coinage of the term "homosexual" has shaped queer art and expression through the ages.

The collection has been carefully put together over many years by an important European private collector. It represents some of the most prominent artists of the Dutch Romantic era who came to define ...

Laitière normande (Norman milkmaid), by renowned French Artist, Jean-François Millet, is one of the highlights of Bonhams 19th Century European Paintings sale in New York on Wednesday 8 July. Andrew ...

the Museum of Fine Arts showcases Hungarian art dating back to the Middle Ages, plus Egyptian antiquities and 13th- to 19th-century European paintings. Exhibitions feature medals, prints ...

which showcases a permanent collection of more than 6,000 objects representing everything from the Renaissance to modern art, with a special focus on 19th- and 20th-century European and American art.

Maifest in May celebrates the arrival of spring with maypole dancing, traditional German music, and enough beer to float a small battleship. The Wurstfest in March is a carnivore’s dream, dedicated to ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

‘It’s a rare, 19th-century wallpaper that you can’t just bung up — it needed careful consideration to figure out how it would make sense in its new home.’ Much of the furniture in the room was made or ...