From financing expeditions in the New World to founding hospitals and schools, these women were incredibly influential—and granted more power than their counterparts back home.

A Spanish priest or explorer likely brought the codex to Spain in the 16th century, though no one knows ... (Each tale bears a detailed portrait of the teller at the beginning.) ...

But for one Spanish missionary, the cruel enslavement and exploitation of the native Americans was not the picture of the New World he envisioned. In the early 16th century, Bartholeme de Las ...

His subjects also range from 16th century maritime scenes to modern urban portraits. All of his paintings use symbolism to convey exploration, imagination, and intrigue. He references Spanish history ...

Around 1800, London-based published Samuel William Fores continued the playful tradition of composite portraiture in a series ...

Swept aside by colonialism, this ancient tradition is being reclaimed by a new generation of Filipino chefs who are ...

In 16th-century Florence, however, the supplemental information that creeps into later portraits functions less ... with an ancient pedigree. The Spanish empire that helped install Cosimo in ...

An exhibition celebrates the bicentenary of an institution that has stayed above the divisions of Spanish politics ... The great 16th-century painter Raphael (1483-1520) is being honored with ...

The artist’s quiet, bittersweet reflections suggest the possibility of redemption through the the kinds of artistic labor that allow humans to shape a sense of reality.

Día de Los Muertos is just around the corner. Here are four fun ways to celebrate the Mexican holiday in Stockton.

These books are perfect for the spooky season.