Elizabeth Murray was born in Chicago in 1940. She earned a BFA at the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA from Mills College in Oakland, California. A pioneer in painting, Murray’s distinctively ...

Exotic flowers captured the attention of the art world, too. No Dutch flower painter was more renowned in her time than Rachel Ruysch, whose exquisite still lifes sold for even more than ...

Artist Nikas Safronov said he created the painting in hopes that the artwork would strengthen U.S.-Russia ties, the Russian Embassy in Kenya said on Wednesday in a post on X. The painting depicts ...

William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway may have been happier than previously thought, according to new research. It has been long believed that the playwright left his wife behind when ...

Distinguished professor Paul Werstine has made it his life's work to teach and edit the plays and poems of William Shakespeare ... There's even visual art from that time depicting him sailing ...

New analysis of a letter fragment has possibly shed light on William Shakespeare's marriage - suggesting it may have been less fractious than previously suggested. The wordsmith, it has long been ...

Every year, April 23rd rolls around and the literary world tips its hat to William Shakespeare, a playwright who gave us epic love stories, grand tragedies, and timeless quotes. But while his heroes ...

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Your device does not support the audio. April 23rd is a date steeped in historical significance, weaving together a tapestry of cultural, political, and scientific milestones that have left an ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

So I have it in a closet. It is a disturbing painting." In the short, Samberg, who was then a repertory player and writer for SNL, approaches Rudd, who hosted the Nov. 15, 2008, episode ...