Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of ...

Staff at Louisiana's Shreveport Aquarium have been left stumped by the 'virgin birth' of a shark pup. Yoko, a swell shark pup, hatched on January 3 in an all-female tank that had not seen a male shark ...

The Renaissance era was one of the most beautiful and out-of-the-world revolutions in the arts arena. Be it unique painting ...

The Austrian director unpicks her portrait of a woman and mother, detailing her inspiration and how her own background ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) (Part II of this article appeared in The Island on Monday – 03) Tissa Ranasinghe’s and Gananath’s Kannagi Gananath’s Pattini book has a ...

Portrait of Saint Agatha, by Cariani, 1517, Oil on canvas © National Galleries, Scotland. Source: Christian Art. Gospel of 5 ...

Queen Mary of Denmark looked sublime in bridal white as she posed for a new portrait taken to mark her 53rd birthday. The striking portrait, taken by photographer Steen Evald, showed the Danish ...

But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy when the angel Gabriel announced to her the glad tidings that the Spirit of the Lord would come upon her and the power of the Most High would overshadow ...

In the portrait, Queen Mary is dressed in neutral tones — a white long sleeve turtleneck with a pink floral lace skirt. The Tasmanian-born styled her hair down and accessorised with subtle ...