Caravaggio, the 17th-century Italian painter who mastered the play of dark atmospheres and light, was known for his impulsive, hot-tempered, and combative nature. His life was reportedly filled with ...

Artists and cultural figures must be "custodians of the beatitudes," embracing their vocation to create beauty, reveal truth ...

Frassati, born in 1901 in Turin, Italy, died at the young age of 24, after contracting polio, 100 years ago this July. A ...