The Song dynasty ruled China from 960 to 1279, marking a period of economic prosperity, technological advances and cultural ...

Advanced digital imaging reveals a portrait of an unknown man beneath "Ecce Homo," an oil painting by renowned Renaissance ...

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Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art ...

Whether you’re following in José Andrés’s footsteps for culinary inspiration, chasing outdoor adventures, or seeking a place ...

King Harold II, one of the subjects of the Bayeux Tapestry, was famously killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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French calligrapher Claude Mediavilla in her monumental work, From Calligraphy to Abstract Painting, describes it as “the art of giving ... follower Xuanzang (7th century) had a number of ...

This question has remained open since the term was coined by Western art historians in the 19th century. The debate is alive and well today among scholars who are reassessing the field of Islamic ...

The Mahasangam Yatra, organised by the International Temple Management Council (IMPC) and Bhagwa App, reached the 11th-century Lord Lingaraj temple, the famous Shaivite shrine in the city ...