Over the summer, excavators at Pompeii made an insightful and critical discovery…
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On October 12, 1492, Spanish ships waded into the Caribbean after a three-month-long journey. Led by Italian…
“Leda and the Swan,” a sonnet by W. B. Yeats, begins: “A sudden blow: the great wings beating still/Above the staggering girl, her thighs caressed/By the dark…
A recent discovery of hidden hieroglyphics in the ancient Egyptian tomb of…
On Sunday, September 18th, Hurricane Fiona slammed into…
A fascinating thing about our eyes is their ability to deceive us. From how our visual system and brain perceive an image in front of us, the…
Folk art reflects the stories of survival and heritage among often underrepresented peoples. Its distinction as being a separate entity from fine art was…
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was born in Rome and died in Naples, by which time she was arguably considered one of the most significant Italian Baroque…



















