Danielle Vander Horst

The mummy of Ramses I was looted from Egypt around 1860 and held in various private collections in Canada and the US up until 2003. The mummy is currently on display in the Luxor Museum.
The Ethical Debate of Collecting and Displaying Human Remains
Charles Byrne, born in 1761 in Ulster, Ireland, was over 7 feet and 6 inches tall. By age 21, his health was deteriorating rapidly due to then unknown growth disorders which caught the attention of…
One of the ornate staircases within the Pinacoteco Ambrosiana. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Top Art Museums and Archaeological Sites to See in Milan
As the final stretch to the Winter Olympics comes into view, the world’s eyes turn once more to the city of Milan. Just weeks after the city closed out its annual Fashion Week, runways are being…
Ginevra de’ Benci [obverse]. 1474/1478. Leonardo da Vinci. Oil on Panel. Ailsa Mellon Brue Fund, National Gallery of Art.
The Theories Behind Da Vinci’s “Ginevra de’ Benci”
Leonardo da Vinci and his works have attained a level of global notoriety unparalleled by many other artists. His paintings, inventions, drawings, and codices are coveted by art and history…
A replica coin necklace of the Roman Emperor Vespasian by Atelier Divin.
Consider this Before Buying an Ancient Coin Necklace or Jewelry
There are many concerns and issues that surround the use of genuine ancient coins in commercial retail. For one, there is the issue of availability and authenticity. Ancient coins tend to be found…
Plage de la Côte Normande. Blanche Hoschede-Monet (1865-1947). Early 20th century. Oil on Canvas. Musée Blanche-Hoschedé-Monet. Credit: Musée Blanche-Hoschedé-Monet.
The Forgotten Art of Impressionist Blanche Hoschedé-Monet
The name Monet is perhaps one of the most recognizable in the world of art, but overwhelmingly, it is associated with the life and paintings of Claude Monet (1840-1926), the illustrious father…
Exhibition welcome and overview of Emily Sargent: Portrait of a Family featuring Sea with Boat & Figure, Pride’s Crossing (1923) by Emily Sargent. Photo: Danielle Vander Horst
Emily Sargent’s Introspective Paintings at The Met
The Met’s Emily Sargent: Portrait of a Family presents a thoughtfully curated glimpse of the Sargent family, centering primarily on the long overlooked watercolor paintings of Emily,…
Essere Donna Nell’antica (To Be a Woman in Antiquity). On view until January 31 2026 in the Palestra Grande at the Pompeii Archaeological Park. Credit: Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
To Be a Woman in Antiquity: A Retrospective
In the Palestre Grande of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, a new exhibit–Essere Donna Nell’antica (To Be a Woman in Antiquity)– offers visitors a glimpse into what life was like for the…
Sketch depicting the perspective of an ancient viewer standing in the center of the garden, gazing toward the southeast corner of the planted space and observing gardeners at work.
Excavating History in Pompeii’s Ancients Gardens
Beneath the shade of pine and myrtle, researchers from the Casa della Regina Carolina Excavation (Cornell University; Bologna University; Harvard University) in Pompeii, Italy were hard at work again…
Still from INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK | Official Trailer.
Archeology in the Movies: What Hollywood Gets Right and Wrong
Indiana Jones is a terrible archeologist. Yet, despite the films having next to nothing to do with actual archeological work, he is somehow the most famous icon of the field. Those within the field…
The Ancient Ruins of Pompeii
Excavating Pompeii: This Year’s Top Finds
The last six months have been a busy and exciting time at the Pompeii Archaeological park in Italy. Excavations across the famous buried city have provided archaeologists with mounds of…
The so-called Tellus panel from the Ara Pacis, ca 9 BCE. Here a goddess, likely the personification of Pax (Peace) or Tellus (the Earth), is surrounded by natural fecundity and symbols of plenty. This panel combined with the other mytho-historical images of the building are an imagery combination of commemorative Roman art. The Ara Pacis has been reassembled in the Museo dell’Ara Pacis in Rome.
How Roman Art Reimagined Greek Traditions
To the untrained eye, the art of ancient Rome may appear no different from that which was produced by the ancient Greeks before them.
Laocoön and His Sons (Laocoön Group), ca 200 BCE or possibly 27 BCE - 68 CE. Housed in the Vatican Museums. License
The Lost Art of Ancient Greece
The artistic creations and advancements of Ancient Greece have undoubtedly had profound and lasting effects on the development of later art production, particularly within the western canon.
Hilda Petrie descending a ladder into an Egyptian Tomb.
5 Pioneering Women in Archaeology
Problems of gender inequity have plagued academia since its inception with women being discouraged or outright barred from learning and practicing different sciences and art forms. 
A new fresco uncovered from a house in Regio IX (region 9) at the city of Pompeii depicting Paris of Troy persuading Helen to run away with him, thus providing the catalyst for the Trojan War. These new frescoes are some of the finest examples to date and showcase details often lost over time in other ancient paintings.
The 10 Biggest Archaeological Discoveries in 2024
In the world of archaeology, 2024 was a busy year with many discoveries and breakthroughs in the study of humankind’s past. Countless archaeological projects pushed chronological boundaries, changed…
Dante and the early astronomers (1913)
Gods, Stars, and Being: Egyptian Astronomy Explained
The sky and the universe, with its stars and planets, held a primal spot in ancient Egyptian ontologies with the gods and goddesses of this domain featured prominently in both written myth and visual…