The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa transforms a Spanish nun, mystic, and writer, into one of the most famous emblems of the ...

New research suggests the engraving, which shows an elite individual sitting in a boat, may be up to 5,100 years old ...

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Poseidon, the Greek god of the seas, was originally a Minoan deity called Poteidan or Potidas. What do we know about this ...

This cemetery in Brooklyn is more than just a resting place, with art installations, historical monuments, and views that ...

For ancient Greeks, every waterway was protected by nymphs. They were invariably ageless young girls who existed even before ...

Grace Hertlein’s collection is “a kaleidoscopic snapshot of the early decades of an art historical and technological ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light ...

In Sicily, for instance, a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek ...