The image of San Sebastian, tied up and his chest riddled with arrows, has inspired generations of artists

Madeleines have become literary icons, all thanks to Proust

 What inspired the cityscape of one of the most famous cities to never exist?

The fear of being called a witch was the ultimate form of social control during the Renaissance period

Keith Haring's mural Once Upon a Time is a celebration of sex and life even as he himself was dying 

Italian artist Piero Manzoni sold tins of his own poop

Meet the artist who thinks letters are sexy

The science behind The Dress that took over the internet in 2015

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

The influence of the Bauhaus movement can still be felt today, despite its time being cut short by the rise of the Nazis