“Madonna and Child” is a 16th-century painting by Renaissance artist…
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Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) was a German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and …
Can the visual arts capture movement in stillness? This slideshow traces the representation of dance, particularly of dancing groups, through western…
After having the highest value-added tax (VAT) rate for art in the European Union, Italy has just reduced it to 5%, the new European low.
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…
Sun, sand, sky, water, and women predominate as subject matter when artists throughout history turned their attention to communicating the light, languid heat, and soft sensuality of long…
Serving as an arguable transition from the mysticism of religion-based scientific belief into modern science, alchemy bridges the gap between the spiritual and the physical. Although most…
Located in Vallauris, France, the Madoura Studio was founded as a …
From the extreme flooding in Asheville to the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, and every melted glacier gap in between, the globe is reeling from recent …
When thinking of great art, we can’t discount the importance that …
Since our very first president, Americans have adorned themselves with political messages. A compact way to tell the world about your political views and preferred candidates, buttons and pins…