In 2010, the Louvre Museum launched an appeal for donations to raise 1 million euros to buy a work by Cranach, which had previously been locked away in a private collection. The poor thing... Fortunately, many people responded to the appeal, so everything went well for her. Lucky her!

Does Jacques Louis David’s painting of the Spartans contain a hint of homoeroticism?

Martyr usually meet grisly ends and Saint Agatha is no exception: According to legend her breasts were cut off with pliers as a torture.

Goya died old, deaf and somewhat forgotten, but he was a pioneering artist of his time and a precursor to the artistic revolution of the 19t century.

From The Birth of Venus to sensual shampoo ads, it seems as if everyone has always been excited by the image of a wet woman... How weird is that?

Failure can be difficult to accept but it can also be experienced as a liberation. Twist looks at how it can stimulate creativity.

Anyone can experience depression, but what are the causes? And how can we fight against it? Twist meets artists to find out.

 Twist meets the singular people who dive into dange,r be they artists, scientists, climbers or photojournalists.

Introverted and successful: artists show how being quiet can be a strength - on and off the stage.

Once the fad of Californian billionaires, the quest for longevity is now a global trend.