The Maison de Chateaubriand invites you to discover one of the first novels of Romantic literature, based on the impossible ...

Conservators at London's Courtauld Institute used x-ray and infrared images to reveal the previously unseen works ...

This powerful exhibition makes space for Hélène de Beauvoir to exist in the cultural consciousness apart from her more famous sister.

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Ever since absinthe was outlawed due to rumours it led to insanity, this simple drink has become the nation's go-to apertif.

They were painted by Gwilym Prichard and Claudia Williams, who began their artistic journey on the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, ...

When "The Phantom of the Opera" premiered, 100 years ago, the term "horror film" didn't exist. "Spook melodrama," it was ...

The first major U.S. exhibition of Germany’s great Romantic painter is a historic showcase. It’s also a blueprint for how to ...

Roche, who has made a name for himself with his work on iconic religious sites like Chartres cathedral in recent years, is ...

Impressive buildings and beautiful grounds await in the Loire Valley, Dordogne, and Alsace at these 8 beautiful French castles you can visit on your next trip to France.

Meanwhile, still in Paris, there's an announcement that Brits (and other non-EU citizens) will be charged a higher entrance ...

A centuries-old harbor in France has long inspired painters such as Claude Monet and Eugène Boudin. Today, artists still ...