"Motif" (noun) refers to a recurring theme, pattern, or idea that appears in art, literature, music, or design. It's used when something, like an image, sound, or phrase, keeps repeating to give ...

In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. The pomegranate fruit, with a crimson skin that ...

Archaeologists in Iran say a decorative motif known as Gardoun-e Mehr (literary “Mithra Wheel”) or cross-like pattern, carved ...