A 16th-century painting stolen from an English manor house and later recovered at a bus stop has sold for an astonishing $22.3 million. “The Rest on the Flight into Egypt,” is an early work by ...

Fashioning Wonder: Cabinets of ... Wunderkammern, or “cabinets of curiosities,” emerged in the 16th century as precursors to modern museums, ... (“Chamber of Art”) ...

The 16th-century hill fort was adopted by the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation and has been undergoing restoration since October 2019. The workers were adding stone paving at the entrance of ...

When library archivists at the University of Cambridge in England inspected the cover of a 16th century property record, they realized it was made of pages repurposed from a medieval manuscript.

IF I talk about a 16th century “death star”, you’ll think I’m taking the Michael. And I am: the Great Michael. Great Michael, pride of the Royal Scottish Navy, was the biggest ship in the world. True, ...

That’s part of the beauty of this mechanical wonder known as “The Rooster’s Crow. ... “It was a very explosive era,” Kirchhoff said of the 16th century.

The Spanish and the Aztecs don't know what to make of each other in Alvaro Enrigue's new novel, "You Dreamed of Empires." He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about getting into a 16th-century mindframe.

The conservation work on the 16th-century Jamali-Kamali mosque and tomb in Mehrauli, Delhi, is expected to be completed soon after delays caused by the monsoon. This article highlights the ...

Father and Son Discover Rare Trove of 16th- and 17th-Century Silver Coins While Metal Detecting in a Polish Forest Sławomir and Szymon Milewski were searching for an ancient road when they ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. (KTVE/KARD) — On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 7 p.m., the Vicksburg Chamber Choir will host the “Night of Wonder” concert at The Church of the Holy Trinity on 900 South St ...

Whisperings in corridors, prisoners in towers, courtiers and clergy sent to the block – Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), court artist during Henry VIII's reign, must have seen it all.