Valentino presented a dizzying display at Paris haute couture week, fusing the past and present in theatrical, ostentatious ...

Something The Mona Lisa, David, and The School of Athens all have in common is they represent a way of thinking that was ...

A new exhibition in London traces the evolution of tarot from Renaissance Italy to the present day, with the card designs ...

Statement Pieces” opened with more than 100 couture pieces from over 45 of the world’s top fashion houses, including Chanel, ...

The discovery that scurvy, a debilitating illness caused by vitamin C deficiency, could be treated with citrus fruit ...

The House of Medici was an Italian banking family that rose to become one of the most powerful political families … Continue ...

A weekly rummage through essential cultural ingredients for a good life: design, architecture, food, travel, and fashion ... from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and ...

Cool Cluster Dog Show: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, Jan. 22-26, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E.

Current artistic director for the United Colors of Benetton men’s and women’s collections ... in the style of 16th-century Italian Renaissance painter Giulio Romano, both dominates and welcomes.

The jeweled leather shoe range by Madison Maison of Beverly Hills presents gem-encrusted, fine leather footwear with discreetly luxurious crystals sewn across the vamp.

Japanese Breakfast dropped a new single along with the release date for their upcoming album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), which ... Maria Boiardo’s Italian Renaissance poem Orlando ...