In 1460, Francesco Sforza, the duke of Milan, decided he required a royal residence. He seized upon the ruins of a medieval fortress in northern Italy and over the next few years, oversaw its ...

A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ordered the seizure of two "offensive" paintings by MF Husain, one of India's most famous artists. The court on Monday granted permission for the police ...

It's one of the nation's favourite craft TV shows, and so we're delighted that Landscape Artist of the Year is back with a brand new series, with a release date coming very soon. Actor and presenter ...

Thousands of pieces of art were submitted and judged, and the winners have been chosen in the 2025 CNY Scholastic Art Awards, sponsored by M&T Bank and hosted by Onondaga Community College.

A centuries-long mystery has just been put to rest at Sforza Castle in Milan ... especially in terms of its art. In the 15th century, artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Donato Bramante were invited to ...

Speculations have long circulated about the possible presence of hidden passages beneath Sforza Castle, a majestic fortress that has witnessed the rise and fall of Italian dynasties. These long ...

Among the ceremony's accolades are the coveted "big four" categories – album of the year, song of the year, record of the year and best new artist. The best new artist award made its first ...

“The first thing you think of when you see your home engulfed in flames is, My world and future have changed,” Robert J. Lang, one of the world’s foremost origami artists and theorists, said ...

Researchers recently uncovered hidden structures beneath Milan's fifteenth-century Sforza Castle, including underground passages and secret walkways that were previously unknown. The findings were ...

Sforza Castle in Milan. Credit ... To map the castle’s underground layers, researchers employed state-of-the-art tools like ground-penetrating radar and laser scanners. Ground-penetrating radar, which ...