A trap door in the Pompeian Room of the 16th ... 17th-century restoration of Cupid and Psyche, and the forgotten works were in pristine condition.Credit...Filippo Monteforte/Agence France-Presse ...

The US justice system returned the so-called “Hernandarias Manuscript,” a 16th-century document penned in 1598 by Hernando Arias de Saavedra, the first Creole governor in the Americas.

Provenance, or the documented ownership history of your artwork.

Early-morning mist clung to the low-lying hills, the countryside glowed green from recent rains and olive trees rippled in ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Ideally located on the Seine, Rouen became one of France's greatest ports ... decorated with stained-glass windows of the 16th century. Situated about 6 miles from the D-Day beaches, Bayeux ...

Researchers are beginning to release details about a 16th-century Catholic saint whose body was found miraculously "incorrupt" last year. St. Teresa of Jesus, also known as St. Teresa of Avila ...

Combined with an important selection of parade and ceremonial weapons and armour from the 16th century, these monumental tapestries take visitors into the world of Renaissance history, fashion and ...

36.5 x 46cm.

At first glance, the 16th-century register found in the Cambridge University Library might not seem the most remarkable of objects. Its brittle pages simply held handwritten records of property ...