Art

Van Gogh painted Café Terrace at Night in 1888. Calming and stirring, it mirrors the struggles and inspirations during a momentous year in his life.

Despite her fame as a murder mystery writer, Agatha Christie had a significant—though lesser known—impact on and love for the world of theater.

He is known for his strange composite creatures and crowded apocalyptic scenes, but there is much more to the famed Renaissance artist and master of symbolism Hieronymus Bosch.

The Bolshoi Ballet is famous for its high art form. Through war, revolution, and scandal, it has entertained tsars, dictators, and audiences worldwide.

Lucas Horenbout’s introduction of miniatures to the English art market earned him the prestige of being the highest-paid artist at the Tudor court.

Urban green spaces have always served purposes linked to beauty, relaxation, status, and culture in towns and cities.

Edgar Allan Poe was a master of Gothic literature. Although his stories are filled with gloom and mystery, they also contain universal truths.

Discover five pioneering women in music: a gospel queen, an electronic music pioneer, a punk icon, a pop legend, and a French Resistance member.