When artist and design historian Dr. Ella Hawkins bakes cookies, decorating with royal icing takes a scholarly turn.

In Moliere’s comedy “The Imaginary Invalid,” Argan is a wealthy Parisian who’s very concerned about his health. He’s sitting ...

London’s National Portrait Gallery is thought to be the oldest gallery in the world dedicated entirely to the art of ...

During World War I, World War II, and Prohibition, the U.S. frequently turned to a talented codebreaker named Elizebeth Smith ...

John Corbin's little volume-on "A New Portrait of Shakespeare," in which he gives the case of the Ely Palace painting as against that of the so-called Droeshout original, will appear April 7 ...

Only then did the family realise they had their hands on what could be one of the most sought after paintings in history - one of the missing portraits of William Shakespeare. “We’ve not got ...

Window cleaner Steven Wadlow has spent more than a decade trying to prove he is in possession of a priceless, authentic Shakespeare portrait. His quest is now being told in a Netflix documentary.

Art experts are divided on whether this is a genuine contemporary portrait of Shakespeare Window cleaner Steven Wadlow has spent more than a decade trying to prove he is in possession of a ...

Viewing copy - Window cleaner, Steven Wadlow battles for twelve years against the art establishment to prove he owns a portrait of William Shakespeare, worth two hundred million pounds.

“Macbeth” may be Shakespeare’s most transfixing tragedy, but its dark magic often fizzles in the theater. The stage is littered with “Macbeth” disasters. Other plays may have an equally ...

The new show, titled “The Shakespeare Portraits (Act I),” aims to update the practice by bringing the thespians to life using state-of-the-art technology. The show includes ten digital ...