Natasha H. Arora

Rama, Stele of Ra-Horakhty, Wikipedia Commons.
The Iconography of Zoroastrianism, the Oldest Monotheistic Religion

A visual history of Zoroastrianism—allegedly humanity’s oldest monotheistic religion—materializes only to the most determined eyes. Buried under millennia of…

Radha and Hindu God Krishna Celebrating the Festival Holi (1800-1810). ink and color on paper.
Colors as Transgression in the Holi Festival

Considering Holi and Diwali’s spectacularity, and a growing number of …

William Orpen, Self-portrait, 1924, oil on canvas, Fitzwilliam Museum
Obsession with Identity: William Orpen's Portraiture

Portraits intend to be reflections of their subjects’ character, placing William Orpen’s …

Sandro Botticelli, Storie di Lucrezia, 1504. Tempera and oil on wood, Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum, Boston
Lucretia’s Many Bodies Through the Ages

The figure of …