NEW YORK — There’s a reason the terms “romantic” and “romanticism” are so often preceded by the adjective “hopeless.” ...

Between 1883 and 1885, the young Russian painter, Ilya Repin, painted his most famous work, which was ultimately banned by Russia. Read more here.

“December Rain” tells the poignant love story of composer Frederic Chopin and writer George Sand. As a renowned romantic ...

Wisconsin’s second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a new plan from Gov.

For the rest of the story we keep vigil with the woman as she watches the slight dance between the two animals, the way fear ...

In her heyday, Lina Cavalieri was heralded as the most beautiful woman in the world — a superstar of the Belle Epoque whose legacy is kept alive by a Milan-based, family-run design firm that fell in ...

For a small country that’s been tossed around a fair bit, the Czech Republic (or Czechia) has a well-developed sense of humour. During a year spent working in Czechoslovakia (as was) from ...

Xi has threatened almost all of China’s neighbours. His propagandists claim “historical” ownership of territory in Japan, ...

Certainly no other Canadian cities compare; Toronto was famously mocked when mayor Mel Lastman called in the actual army to ...

The Netherlands agreed on Wednesday to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent ...

A 215-year anniversary since the birth of artist Ivan Khrutsky“The master has, with his skilled brush, arrayed the whole bouquets ...