Advanced digital imaging reveals a portrait of an unknown man beneath "Ecce Homo," an oil painting by renowned Renaissance ...

Seitz critiqued generalizations that denigrate and describe migrants without legal status as “criminals” or “invaders,” saying this “is an affront to God, who has created each of us in his own image.” ...

Christian Marclay’s “The Clock” and Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors” are two of the best artworks of this century — the ...

With the publication of this autobiography, Pope Francis cements his monumental project of demystifying the papacy.

Valentine's cards and gifts have their roots in English traditions — but Americans have long embraced them for romantic partners and other loved ones.

Tucked above depictions of Adam and Eve, the haunting images of Cain and Abel in the Ghent Altarpiece underscore the wages of ...

The role of the ultra-wealthy has morphed from one of shared social responsibility and patronage to the freewheeling ...

In the 1600s the Netherlands established one of the world’s first art markets – but it couldn’t have happened without the ...

While historians have long debated the holiday's origin story, evidence shows it predates the existence of commercial greeting cards by centuries.

The Village Voice surveys a selection of books and online resources that map out resistance to Donald Trump’s racist and authoritarian goals.

Charlie Peacock’s stage name sounds like it was designed to be the nom de plume for a pop superstar, not someone who would ...