When Donald Trump made his inaugural speech at the US Capitol, he began by proclaiming to the audience of former presidents ...

German film director and Nazi sympathiser Leni Riefenstahl lived until she was 101, yet she once lamented: “My life would ...

Christie’s Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale achieved a total of £11,312,620/ $14,672,468/ €13,428,080, with sell-through rates of 96% by lot and 98% by value. Christie’s announced its March ...

Sir Winston Churchill drama Darkest Hour – which saw Gary Oldman win the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of the war-time prime minister – is set to air on TV during the early May bank ...

Museums provide the first draft of art history. They decide which artists get to share wall space with masters like ...

The British royal family is known for using their portraits to mark special occasions. Royal family members are often photographed but cannot take selfies with the public. Here are 25 royal family ...

Perry Milou, an Upper Makefield pop artist, created the official portrait of Pope Francis for the papal visit to Philadelphia ...

In this short film for secondary schools historian Dominic Sandbrook explains how the phrase the ‘Iron Curtain’ came into being when, as a guest of President Truman in 1946, Winston Churchill ...

Almost 30 years later, Edwards has now been installed as a permanent fixture in that same iconic room, following the grand unveiling of her official MCC portrait ... of the painting in the Long ...

From official portraits in Buckingham Palace to informal photocalls while they're on vacation, here are 25 portraits of the royal family from the 1930s until now. 1936: Britain's Queen Elizabeth, ...