The glowing works from Siena, now at the Met, are revelatory for their emotional intensity and 24-karat beauty.
OTTOMAN forces gathered in freshly conquered Cyprus and mustered to take Venice and Rome – and all of Christian Europe from ...
Early Christian texts reveal how the birth of Christ reflected ideas of the day − in some illustrations, midwives helped the ...
Often modeled on Parisian fine dining, onboard restaurants were a triumph of logistics and engineering that redefined luxury ...
Heaven and earth are brought together in Veronese’s Battle of Lepanto, where the Rosary played a pivotal role in the ...
Max Mara captivated the audience at its Cruise 2025 show in Venice, blending the city’s charm with the brand’s signature ...
Red” by John Logan “When I was your age, art was a lonely thing: no galleries, no collecting, no critics, no money. We didn’t ...
Prologue: The ambiguous dream of Western civilization The idea of Western civilization has always been an ambiguous dream ...
With layers of history, this waterfront walkway along the Bosphorus Strait is central to the culture and lifestyle in ...
Egyptian art dating back to 1450 B.C. depicts the practice of salt ... These trade routes spanned the globe, crossing the land from Venice to Constantinople and the sea from Egypt to Greece. One of ...