Alexander Marshal — this country’s first major botanical painter — deserves to be better known, writes Tiffany Daneff, after ...

Vinci’s 500-year-old bridge design is proven to work. Modern engineers recreated his bold concept and tested it.

On Dec. 12, 1988, three trains collided in London, killing 35 people, Britain's worst railway accident in 21 years.

Researchers at MIT have proven Leonardo da Vinci correct yet again, this time involving his design for what would have been a ...

Lawh Wa Qalam, which translates to “The Canvas and the Pen," traces Husain’s artistic trajectory from the 1950s until his ...

Two books show that creating a museum with a clear conscience isn’t always straightforward; another shows how we do love a ...

Scientists trace Leonardo da Vinci's DNA through his descendants and family tombs to reconstruct his genetic code.

A recent review explored the evolution of visual arts in cardiovascular medicine over time, the understanding, diagnosis, and ...

After an extensive investigation, the five-inch-tall sketch is heading to auction, where it's predicted to sell for up to $2 million ...

In 1894 Walter Horatio Pater died at Oxford, having contributed to the “PreRaphaelite” revival an ideal of Art for Art’s sake expressed in cloistral and cadenced prose. Young Englishmen by the score ...

Have you ever wanted to explore the mind of one of history's greatest polymaths? The Codex Leicester gives history experts and art gurus alike the opportunity to do so. This famous book is a treasure ...