The pope must be a prophetic voice to call that out.” Further reading: Conclave: First meditation paints spiritual portrait of next pope So who fits the bill? “No one checks every box ...

And it was revealed almost exactly one year after he was crowned: “Like the first royal coin or the first bank note with his face on it, the first portrait is a landmark moment,” says Hardman.

Melania Trump's official portrait was released by the White House on Monday. This is her second portrait after the first one was released eight years ago. The First Lady is a former model and ...

The Vatican has released the official portrait of Pope Leo XIV and people are all saying the same thing about one major detail of his outfit. On 9 May, Pope Leo XIV was announced as the new leader of ...

During the pandemic, the Chinese director Jia Zhangke, like many of us, had a lot of time on his hands. He began sifting through a personal archive consisting of footage that he had shot since 2001.

The above portrait depicts James Skinner (1778-1841), a British officer of Scottish-Indian heritage. It’s part of Sid Pattni’s series of paintings: A Knot in the Thread. “Skinner felt a genuine ...

It was his body’s only language. He was a study in defiance, a portrait in aggressiveness, making you think of electric currents and welterweight boxers. Always alert, gesticulating, celebrating ...

IT FEELS LIKE THE LIGHT DOES PLAY INTO HER SKIN TEXTURES. YEAH, IN DANIELLE’S GALLERY AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE PORTRAITS STARTED GETTING ATTENTION. THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE REACHING OUT TO ...

A painting once hailed as Paul Gauguin’s final self-portrait is now under renewed scrutiny after an amateur art sleuth raised doubts about its authenticity—sparking a fresh scientific ...

A new book documents the quiet reinvention of Ukrainian women amid Russia’s invasion. When war erupts, public attention typically fixates on frontline battles, geopolitical manoeuvres and military ...

For starters, the serious photographers out there will know that you want somewhere between a 35mm and 70mm lens to capture realistic face shapes for portrait photography. Lower values produce ...

‘Maria’ is a visually stunning film that chronicles the final week in the life of Maria Callas, the American-born Greek soprano who dominated the opera world in the 1950s and '60s. Set in her ...