Southern women contributed to Newcomb’s 20th-century success through their virtuosity, complex creative design, and technical mastery of pottery.

A new exhibit reveals how medieval cats left their mark on manuscripts, religion, and daily life—as pets, pest hunters, and symbols.

Artists from the Renaissance onwards painted Virgil’s powerful quote on love.

The 16th-century painter’s most esteemed portrait is the enigmatic ‘Schiava Turca,’ or ‘Turkish Slave.’

Wright of Derby’s enlightening candlelight paintings are featured at London’s National Gallery.

More than its iconic cherubs, Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna” is a masterwork of perspective, prophecy, and Renaissance idealism.

In this series, ‘Beautiful Arias,’ we are introduced to the third song in Alessandro Parisotti’s collection of Italian music.

A soldier in a military hospital in Burma resists support from others in this World War II drama.

‘Pretty in Pink’ was a hit movie that sprang from a hit song of the same name and immediately became part of America’s cultural lexicon. I needed to see why.

In Herakles Fourth Labor, he learns a lesson that’s apt for modern times.

In this series, ‘Beautiful Arias,’ we are introduced to the second song in Alessandro Parisotti’s collection of Italian music.

The legendary Roman king appeased a divided people through shared religious rituals.

Pythagoras and Johannes Kepler found patterns and repetitions in seemingly random events.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit Germany’s most architecturally exceptional and colossal medieval fortress.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit an iconic New York City hotel synonymous with luxury and grandeur.

The Gold Award winner said he wants to share a message through his photography, which is that the world needs truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.

The 7th NTD International Figure Painting Competition asks artists to elevate conscience over virtuosity.

This week, the works of 60 finalists are on display in New York City, and two painters demonstrated their skills in a live painting event.

Dvorak’s String Quartet No. 13 reflects his homecoming to Bohemia, uniting European tradition with the spirit shaped by his American years.

Holst’s “Jupiter” challenges modern assumptions about celebration, revealing jollity as something quieter, deeper and more enduring.

The enduring children’s classic is brought to life by renowned composer Leonard Bernstein’s narration.

Nature’s suburban showman has an extensive musical repertoire.

From a reluctant singer to repeat performer at the White House, Macchio shares his astounding journey.

Listeners take a stroll through the streets of Rome via Tchaikovsky’s ‘Capriccio Italien.’

The leader of an orchestra needs a steady hand and a love of learning.

Adam Higginbotham’s account of the 1968 disaster and its aftermath shows how NASA oversold the Space Shuttle.

A livestreamed tour will soon grant public access to a lavish Roman house buried beneath the Palatine Hill for centuries.

This installment of When Character Counts looks at a sometimes-toxic marriage, depression, and the president who overcame them both.

This Civil War nurse supported the Union army and taught fellow African Americans to read and write.

In this installment of History Off the Beaten Path, we visit, for its rich history, one of the United States’ most noteworthy engineering achievements.

Medieval farmers practiced techniques that balanced productivity with ecological health.

Tolstoy’s early attempts at rigid self-discipline settled into daily rhythms that supported the creation of his greatest literary works.

This entertaining 1980s spy thriller features a rash of memorable characters.

Unsubstantiated stereotypes take a hit in this 19th-century short story by the author of “Anne of Green Gables.”