While inspecting a sumptuous villa in Rome, an electrician stumbled across long lost works by the Baroque painter Carlo ...

It took five years of verification and restoration to prepare the 1607 Caravaggio for auction. It is expected to go for $170 ...

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Step inside a hauntingly beautiful 17th-century French grain mill mansion that's been left frozen in time. With crumbling walls, vintage details, and echoes of the past, this abandoned gem tells a ...

In fact, during the 17th century, France's Champagne district was known primarily for its high-quality wool. Then a Benedictine monk named Dom Perignon came along and changed everything.

France extracted a huge indemnity from Haiti, in exchange for recognition of its independence. This week marked the 200th ...

The 17th century saw a transfer of the European artistic, cultural and intellectual pole from Italy to France, Paris more precisely; while the 18th century became the culmination of this French ...