He paints bleak, richly textured tableaus so gargantuan they could fill a cathedral. But La Ribaute ... with burning torches and the names of famous figures like Richard Wagner on the floor.

Arcimboldo was born in 1526 in Milan. His father was an artist, and Giuseppe’s early career suggests the standard Renaissance daily grind: he designed cathedral windows and tapestries rife with ...

Antoni Gaudí, architect of the Sagrada Família, is one step closer to becoming a saint after the Vatican recognized him for ...