In 2020, a massive explosion rocked the port of Beirut in Lebanon. It killed more than 200 people and destroyed homes as far as six miles away. It also damaged a historic piece of art: a previously ...

After a long-forgotten painting of Hercules and Omphale was punctured during the 2020 explosion in Beirut, it has been ...

The National Gallery has recently rehung its entire collection. Taking hundreds of paintings off the wall and replacing them ...

Mary Magdalene is one of the most intriguing figures in Christian history and has been portrayed in many different ways. Some ...

Mounted officers patrol the park, climbing the hill towards the entrance on Via Leone XIII, while their colleagues from the ...

A previously unknown work by famed 17th century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi, which survived the Beirut port blast ...

Comedian Nick Mohammed on his stand-up show Mr Swallow, and Deep Cover, his action thriller about a group of comedy improvisers. Kate Wasserberg, Artistic Director of Theatr Clywd on the theatre's £50 ...

The dramatic life story of Artemisia Gentileschi easily captures the imagination. This may be why many of her most famous paintings—including Judith Slaying Holofernes and Jael and Sisera—are ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...