an outdoor stairway decorated with statues of the prophets; and seven chapels illustrating the Stations of the Cross, in which the polychrome sculptures by Aleijadinho are masterpieces of a highly ...

Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest Renaissance painters, was a perfectionist who spent many years going over the same ...

The chords used in major and minor tonalities were also major or minor - or diatonic. The use of ground bass was common in the Baroque period. Composers would use a ground bass to structure their ...

A 17th century painting that was lost, then rediscovered, is on display at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth. Why it matters: This is the first time the public can view "Penitent Mary Magdalene ...

A luxury cast and simple but effective stagecraft made “Ariodante” the company’s strongest opera in recent years.