A woman in Norfolk, England, has at last decided to return a 16th-century painting that was stolen more than 50 years ago.

If you're a frequent visitor of estate sales, you know they can be hit or miss. But imagine walking through a house and stumbling upon an original painting from the 16th century. That was the ...

16th-Century Beauty Secrets, Revealed In “How to Be a Renaissance Woman,” the historian Jill Burke explores the aesthetic expectations of an era — and just how they were achieved. (Recipes ...

Fingers started wagging when 16th-century European women began wearing masks to protect their skin and hide their identities. HISTORY MAGAZINE In 1500s Europe, masks were fashionable—and scandalous ...

A 16th-century painting stolen from an English manor house and later recovered at a bus stop has sold for an astonishing $22.3 million. “The Rest on the Flight into Egypt,” is an early work by ...

Inside the restored women's cold room İbrahim Özbunar Following a 13-year restoration, a 16th-century Turkish bath is reopening in Istanbul’s Zeyrek district this month. Called the Çinili ...