The monastery is an outstanding repository of four centuries of Spanish religious architecture ... 1638 and 1647is abundantly decorated and best known for the series of paintings by Zurbarán and wall ...

If you can’t be happy in Cádiz,” he told me, “the problem likely isn’t Cádiz.” At a time when every pristine beach and ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Few kings of France faced a more daunting prospect than Henri Bourbon in 1589. France was decades into the Wars of Religion, ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

The remarkably preserved body of an early modern saint, St. Teresa of Avila, has been exhibited in Spain months after being ...

Middle schooler Panagioti Karathanasis said he learned about different Spanish religious traditions, as well as the nation’s cuisine, history, and culture, on the trip. He said he tried paella ...

Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...

May 15, 1769: Portola, the Rev. Junipero Serra, 11 soldiers, five muleteers and 12 Christian Indians set out with 200 cattle ...

The show, featuring 30 paintings and two sculptures, opened its doors after a highly successful stint at the Museum of Fine Arts of Seville, where it drew an impressive 115,808 visitors between ...

Trump Plan to Acquire Qatari 747 for Air Force One Raises Ethical Issues Democratic lawmakers and good government groups cited serious ethics questions raised by President Trump’s plan to accept ...