Like the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games are held every four years. But when and how were these games—bringing together ...

Nuclear cultural impacts can be analyzed through the nuclear allegory of Godzilla, Cold War literature, the dystopia of the ...

Today, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have (almost) all vanished, leaving behind only stories and fragments of their ...

Why are these muscular, athletic men—with angelic faces and broad chests—depicted with a phallus that seems ...

The Egyptian Empire was one of the most powerful in the world in its day, thanks in no small part to a host of inventions.

Known for painting the muse of a famous yogurt brand, Vermeer (1632-1675) is an essential Dutch artist of the Dutch Golden ...

An essential figure of Viennese Symbolist painting, Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) is renowned for his portraits and feminine ...

Titian was an immensely successful artist during his lifetime, painting for Italian and international princes and kings. His ...

Who knows? The illustrious ancient city, renowned for its refinement, was in fact the result of the genius of several peoples—including barbarians—who contributed to its splendor before Rome took ...

Manet the Sailor. Édouard Manet initially planned a career in the navy, despite his talent for drawing. After leaving school in 1848, he joined the French Navy. He failed the ent ...