Number 63 Baggot Street, in the heart of the city’s Georgian core, was the childhood home of the painter Francis Bacon. Over four storeys, a basement and a “turnkey” mews at the back ...

Medardo Rosso (1858–1928), an Italian-French sculptor and photographer, influenced art around 1900. His work impacted sculpture history, though he remains less recognized today. While there were fewer ...

Francis Bacon warned that “False friends are more dangerous than open enemies.” For roughly the past 20 years, America has been dealing with a questionable ally: Turkey. Since Recep Tayyip ...

A Francis Bacon work that dominated the Acquavella booth—reportedly priced above $20 million. Courtesy of Art Basel The week in Hong Kong brought a flurry of announcements from new institutions ...

Pope Francis spent Holy Thursday visiting those serving time in a Rome prison. Despite recovering from a bout of pneumonia, Francis met with dozens of inmates at Regina Coeli prison as he kept an ...

Pope Francis has made a brief Easter Sunday appearance to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made a brief appearance on Easter ...

Francis delegated to two cardinals his role in presiding over Easter masses. ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis arrived on Thursday to meet with inmates at a prison in Rome amid the Catholic Holy ...

A rarity. A Jesuit Pope? An impossibility. A humble Jesuit Pope? A miracle!” Pope Francis’s pontificate has been both improbable, and in its own way, miraculous. From his first public words ...

Sutherland, who died in 1980, was considered the "finest British painter of his generation", mixing with the likes of Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon. His artwork was purchased by stars such as ...

But this year is different. Pope Francis, who is still recovering from double pneumonia which nearly ended his life, is unable to lead the services as he has done in previous years. His severe ...

a Francis Bacon. There are trinkets by Fornasetti and scents from August and Piers. It is like being in a five-star living room area. There are all the comforts of home: coffee table, side table, big ...

In another surprise visit by Pope Francis early Saturday afternoon, Vatican sources confirmed that the Pontiff visited the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome and stopped to pray before the ...