A book by Renaissance scholar Emanuele Lugli tells the story of Lavinia Fontana, who found rare success in the 1500s as a woman artist. An exhibition about the book is on view at Stanford through Dec.

We have seen them in paintings and in many films, as well as in some literary works. Fools were part of the environment of ...

Sink your teeth into this one. Scientists have recreated the face of a 16th-century woman with a brick jammed into her mouth, an object apparently wedged there to stop her from eating the dead — as ...

The panel features monsters with African, Indigenous Caribbean and intersex features, encouraging viewers to connect the sins ...

A stolen 16th-century manuscript signed by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés has been found and returned to the Mexican government, the FBI said Thursday. The rare item offers a glimpse into the ...

The revitalized space will feature a museum and contemporary art in addition to traditional bathing Teresa Nowakowski - Daily Correspondent Following a 13-year restoration, a 16th-century Turkish bath ...