Catherine the Great: individual empress, mother of the Russian Renaissance, and the longest-ruling female monarch of Russia.

Clad in armor while astride fierce destrier warhorses, knights once roamed medieval Europe in the service of their lords and ...

The British architect has built an unprecedented factory of fine design. Inside the world of the man who creates exquisite ...

Rakesh Ramchurn reports on an exhibition exploring how Islamic art influenced the work of the pioneering British designer ...

Anna Hu sees four one-of-a-kind jewels inducted into prestigious museums and a new collection unveiled at Paris Haute Couture ...

Centuries ago, foreign travelers marveled at Poland's hearty feasts, legendary hospitality, and spirited love for beer and vodka – often followed by brawls and scar-filled duels! While the roads were ...

The position of the author, perhaps, without malicious intent, fell short of addressing the intricacies of international politics and properly educating his audience on the dynamics and mechanics of ...

His death closes a promising but brief era in Russian contemporary culture that grew out of the Soviet unofficial art movement but has been quickly silenced under Vladimir Putin. Bazhanov ...

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The makers of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Porcelain War" discuss the fragility of life — and the strength of resistance ...

Russia’s palatial institution is now the second largest in the world, with an impressive collection of three million objects ...

The 17th-century artist’s likeness of the young Hapsburg, currently on view at the Norton Simon Museum in California, ...