Mystorical

Killer rabbits were not an idea introduced by Monty Python. Rather, they were such a common medieval trope that even minstrels of the...

A German Jew's request to remove a medieval anti-Semitic carving from a local church has sparked a global controversy.

Unleash your centuries-old artistry to bring a little color into your day. So grab those colored pens and pencils—it's time for a...

There are undiscovered paintings by Renaissance masters hanging unrecognized in the homes of ordinary homeowners. Take this one, for...

Recently, an art historian has challenged the identity of a miniature by Hans Holbein. Does it represent the comely Katherine Howard or...

Purchased for just $30 at a yard sale and originally believed to be a Dürer reproduction, this little gem will soon make the anonymous...

A painting of the Last Supper that has hung in a small church in England for the last century, turns out to be an invaluable Renaissance...

The plant used to create a popular blueish-purple ink once used in illuminated manuscripts--and the ink's recipe--has eluded scientists… unt

One of Europe’s oldest cathedrals says it houses the relics of St. Corona, the patron saint against epidemics. But is her story real or imag

The Italian painting that recently sold for almost $27 mil to two American collectors, is now the subject of an epic art power struggle.

A cupid resurfaces in one of Vermeer’s greatest works, bringing a message of love