Consider the characters in the painting: the Virgin, baby Jesus, St. Margaret, St. Louis, two angels and a dragon. Although St. Louis is the French king Louis IX, he was revered among the ...

Editor’s Note: This story discusses plot points from “House of the Dragon” Season 2, Episode 4. Congratulations! You made it through the first battle episode of the season unscathed.

This Hitofude-ryuu artist can paint an entire dragon’s torso with only one brushstroke. The traditional Japanese art technique began during the Edo period in Japan from 1603 to 1867.