Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...

Visiting an art museum could change how we think about our lives, according to researchers.A University of Cambridge study found people's ability to think in abstract ways was boosted by admiring art.

Paul Klee’s “Angelus Novus,” which inspired Walter Benjamin, Laurie Anderson and Wim Wenders, will go on show to commemorate ...

Since the dawn of philosophy, thinkers from Plato to Kant have considered how beauty affects human experience, and whether it ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...