London’s National Gallery focuses on Britain’s beloved horse painter in its new exhibition ‘Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse.’

‘Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture’ presents a detailed look at the artist’s painted fashions throughout his four-decade career.

This 14th-century bejeweled crown is further proof of Medieval craftsmen’s advanced technical skills.

Happy Lunar New Year of the Fire Horse! The greatest Chinese horse portrait hides a pertinent warning.

Gilles Joubert’s writing desk is regarded as one of the best furniture pieces made for King Louis XV of France.

Analysis of two Riemenschneider sculptures of the Virgin Mary showcase the artist’s ability to capture detailed emotion.

This painting celebrates the hard-won virtues of the master craftsman and the happily married couple.

Based on a sensational novel that was also adapted into a 2025 movie, this play examines the story behind ‘Hamlet’ and Shakespeare’s forgotten only son.

Viewers are likely more familiar with the film version of ‘Holiday,’ but the modernized theater version is superb.

Acclaimed Pressburger and Powell give a sense of how the English adapted to American soldiers in WWII.

An unassuming attorney gamed the legal system in order to rescue Scandinavian Jews.

A best-selling novel becomes a game of wits in this Chinese thriller.

In the first installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet an educated Englishwoman who wrote early American poetry.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit an Italian Renaissance-villa-style estate in the Georgian Piedmont foothills.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we peruse America’s oldest continuously family-owned and occupied presidential home.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to the Middle Ages.

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a 14th-century castle in Japan.

‘When those drums start playing, I feel a really strong sense of familiarity, and I would say a sense of home,’ says Gabriel Yakub.

In this installment of ‘Return to Beautiful Architecture,’ we visit a small town devastated many times only to return to its home-grown roots.

This unique international photography competition highlights the best of humanity.

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.

With his composition ‘On the Trail,’ Ferde Grofé takes listeners down into the Grand Canyon and back up again.

The famed composer’s most accessible piece continues to influence 20th-century Western music.

The Austrian composer’s sense of humor is prominently displayed in its unexpected ending.

The sight of a countryside in bloom inspired the spiritual song.

This flight-of-fancy film about a bureaucratic mistake was enlivened and enriched by the composer Prokofiev’s imaginative, colorful musical composition.

The Grammy’s category was created for artists who represent the genre’s time-honored sounds.

For the ancient Greek poet, resilience, diligence, and integrity formed the foundations of a good life.

The ancient Greek politician made up for his inaptitude in military affairs with praiseworthy piety, diligence, and honesty.

People with heart conditions all over the world can thank Otis Boykin for a new lease on life.

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ a young scholar uses the Bible as his guide to become one of the 20th century’s most important archaeologists.

In ‘This Week in History,’ a gunshot fired blindly into a mob of Bostonians, kills a young boy, leading to a memorable and controversial trial.

Survival stories captivate listeners, especially when these hardy men and women have overcome unbelievable odds.

Crossword contributor Natan Last explains why crosswords became a national pastime.

Dostoevsky’s work confronts the paradox of free will and the self-destructive impulses at the heart of human nature.

Ross Montgomery’s ‘The Murder at World’s End’ proves a fun and clever murder mystery worthy of the genre.