The Balrog is an important creature in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium and Khazad-dûm's history specifically. Still, the changes The Rings of Power made to this particular story create an extra plot ...

Paint prep is a necessary but sometimes tedious step. Properly prepping a surface for painting can ensure a smooth finished project. On a piece of furniture with only a few isolated peeling ...

A painting of a nude woman with her legs open has prompted a police visit to an art gallery in Mid Wales. The painting is on display in the window of The Table in Hay-on-Wye, Powys. Warning ...

Three prominent characters die in the finale so, sit tight, everyone, this might take a while.

Today, Islamic art is still being carved into the landscape of AlUla. In 2022, Desert X AlUla brought together acclaimed international artists to create monumental works amid the red sandstone ...

By Holland Cotter Lisa Schiff acknowledges stealing millions from major collectors who trusted her to buy them fashionable art. By Sarah Maslin Nir His Brutalist buildings, praised during the ...

Do you remember the first time you witnessed the Balrog? I do. First, a distant flicker, an orange hue cascading down the pillars deep within Moria. Then, a rumble, deep and guttural. A pan to ...

Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display Julia Binswanger An exhibition at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens explores how Western intellectuals viewed the ...

The protest tactic of attacking artworks in museums is highly controversial and poses a threat to public collections, but how should it be handled by the law? As two Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists ...

But, in his final moments, we saw the king remove the ring and return to himself, as he bid farewell to his son and took on a fiery Balrog. Now, if season 3 of the show is confirmed, we'll likely ...

A landscape painting called Wheat Field with Cypresses painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1889 Landscape painting is a well-known type of art that often shows a scene from nature, such as the countryside.

The Smithsonian’s museums display objects from our collections that span the breadth of art and design from the ancient to the modern-day, from the whimsical to the practical. Along with our ...