After Chardin mentioned to a fellow painter that any sum of money was appreciated, even for a portrait, his friend replied, ...

With his incredible mastery of chiaroscuro and his mysterious temperament, Rembrandt remains in people's minds as a genius of ...

Raphael is considered one of the greatest painters of the Renaissance. His masterful technique and untimely death have ...

The major cities of Central Europe built along the Danube were the focus of key battles in the war between Muslims and ...

Explore the legacy of the Medici family through its most influential figures, from Cosimo the Elder to Catherine de' Medici.

The painter of the Mona Lisa, a pure genius of the Renaissance, sketched in his notebooks objects, machines, and systems that ...

Founder of electromagnetism, André-Marie Ampère gave his name to the unit of electric current. His major work also shaped the ...

For several centuries, the United States was a slaveholding nation, until a civil war officially brought an end to the practice. Here’s a look back at this dark chapter in the country’s history.