WHEN Thomas Clement Salomon became the director of Italy’s National Galleries of Ancient Art last January, he lost no time in hatching an ambitious plan: to bring Caravaggio’s Portrait of Monsignor ...

An early 17th-century portrait by the Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio is now on public display for the first time. A new ...

The never-before-seen portrait by celebrated Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio went on public display for the first time at ...

From their impeccable work ethic to their schedules, and from their literature to their art, the Japanese are never second to anyone. Be it their beautiful culture, or the cherry blossoms that ...

Peru’s Congress passed late passed an extension to a scheme allowing temporary permits to be given to small-scale informal ...

Flying Fijians back-row Viliame Mata scored a try on his Top 14 debut for the Bristol Bears in their impressive 48-24 victory ...

From flagrant nudity to cartoon bestiality, there are all sorts of reasons cover art can spark controversy. Kevin E G Perry ...

A controversial American live-streamer is facing the prospect of prison in South Korea for his offensive antics, in a case that is shining a light on the rise of so-called “nuisance influencers ...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will be forced to open its books and reveal its sources of funding after a defamation suit it filed against a former employee completely backfired.

Rufus Wainwright has admitted his “most controversial” opinion about pop culture is that “gays have really horrible taste in music”. The Canadian-American folk-pop artist, 51, is currently ...