An intimate portrait Dante Gabriel Rossetti made of his sister Christina in 1877 is now on display at Wightwick Manor in the English Midlands.

An exhibition exploring the creative and domestic lives of an exceptionally talented 19th-century English-Italian family of ...

How the devastating meaning of The Meeting on the Turret Stairs is unlocked by a medieval Danish ballad – and why the ...

From the outset of the bit, Fleming notes that he feels a certain kinship with women, by dint of his theatrical background, which includes training in acting and modern dance, and because of his ...

The most sensual pictures of women sprang from Ovid's verses, the Aeneid gave Turner his longest-lasting subject matter and Edward Burne-Jones saw himself in Arthur's deathless slumber.

Fanny Eaton was a regular model for the Pre-Raphaelites during the 1860s and features in a number of famous works. Yet for most of the last century, her presence was simply ignored.

Spring is closer than you think, and the West Midlands offers delightful National Trust sites to witness the season's first blooms.

Fifty years ago, a controversial writer named Shere Hite taught us how to talk about sex and pleasure, selling books by the ...

Announcing its 2026-2027 season, Houston Ballet leaps into an immersive wonderland with the world premiere ballet Where’s ...

This is the perfect time to celebrate the galleries big and small around the country still flying the flag for visual art. Here are ...

The pair grinned as they posed arm-in-arm at London's Royal Festival Hall.

From family concerts at Handel's house to an irreverent new take on Puccini, these are the musical events not to miss next ...