The glowing works from Siena, now at the Met, are revelatory for their emotional intensity and 24-karat beauty.

The contemporary meets the classical in the pairing of a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting with an ancient Roman statue at ...

Experts added a carbon fiber pole to help anchor the "Apollo Belvedere," which had developed cracks along the legs and knees.

Several sections of the Grand Egyptian Museum remain closed for the time being, including Tutankhamun’s treasure collection.

A new study detects the use of advanced techniques in the Iberian Peninsula during the Bronze Age to replicate a material ...

That highest of holy days, Yom Kippur, is nowadays focused on fasting, prayer, and spiritual introspection. But in ancient ...

Archaeologists have made a historic discovery beneath Petra—a wonder of the world and the famous landmark from the film "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade." ...

Art is a medium through which we explore the transcendent, find expression for the inexpressible, and connect with something ...

The future of wireless technology—from charging devices to boosting communication signals—relies on the antennas that ...

The England–Wales border is dotted with ancient churches, many of which have not heard a sermon or hymn in decades. They are the lonely stone relics of declining rural communities where faith has all ...

An Ancient Being ~ It was the day after his birth that I held my grandson for the first time. I remember having this tiny ...

The tension between sacred mysteries that must be shielded from outsiders and those that can be revealed animates an ...