Art history

Italy buys famed Etruscan tomb, displays it in Rome museum

The violin is more notable for its provenance than its sound, which is modest and a little nasal.

Mozart wouldn’t be Mozart without these three objects

The move has generated widespread interest, with large crowds thronging the streets of the town of 18,000 people.

Historic Swedish church on the move in logistical feat

The sculpture of Italian noblewoman Cecilia Gonzaga spent centuries in a manor house in central Slovakia, whose owners, the noble Csaky family, left behind when they fled the advancing World War II front in 1945.

Bust attributed to Donatello splits Slovakia

Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and the Infant Saint John the Baptist', from around 1506-08, at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Britain, Nov 2024..

One city, three great artists: Reuniting Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael

Linda Neo started collecting art as a means of sharing a common interest with her husband, Albert Lim.
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Luxury investments: Why these Singaporeans collect art, watches and wine

The painting has become a surprise hit on TikTok, where contemporary viewers, many of them women, are using it to express their own moments of outrage or vindication.

Why does this bride look so mad?

News that the premises have been sold has saddened Angelo Arrigoni’s remaining regular customers.

Rome’s historic bakery to the popes closes

The Pantheon is famed for its extraordinary dome, which measures 43 metres in diameter and includes a circular opening through which light and occasionally rain fall.

Roman Pantheon begins charging tourists an entrance fee

Zelalem Mola says replicating the manuscripts “needs patience and focus. It begins with a prayer in the morning, at lunchtime, and ends with prayer”.

Preserving heritage: Ethiopian quest to recreate ancient manuscripts