The Gothic style was born in France in the 12th century. The cathedral ... was becoming increasingly common. It was art that served not the church, but Europe's rich and powerful.

The turbulent century and its rule-breaking art—Picasso, Surrealism and edgy architecture. Europe’s tumultuous 20th century spawned a kaleidoscope of cutting-edge art. From Spain to Hungary ...

fashion and art, it stands as a symbol of mystery and the sublime. The origins of the Gothic aesthetic trace back to ...

For 40 years, a 12th-century walrus-ivory carving on ... to American industrialists, observing that “Europe has a great deal of art, and America has a great deal of money.” ...

The books belong to a French monastery from the 12th century. (Matthew Collins) New research from the University of Cambridge sheds light on the use of seal products across Europe during the ...