The battle between Penthesilea and Achilles during the Trojan War. Ancient historians were very concerned with establishing the date when the Trojan War happened. Credit: Marie-Lan-Nguyen/Wikimedia ...

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Raphael may be more than ever a name that sets collectors and the art market aquiver, but to a group of British painters who worked a century ago, his work and life span (1483-1520) marked the point ...

This intimate soirée will be held on the expansive terrace of the chic Bowery Hotel (335 Bowery at East 3rd Street) and will feature an evening of live entertainment, fine dining, and great company.

On a fall evening, I climbed up the stairs towards the Stanford Art Gallery to visit “When The Angels Came,” the current exhibit of undergraduate art. As I stepped inside, I was circled by pieces ...

The tragic fall of the last Assyrian king and his decadent reign: a story of love, betrayal, and self-discovery as told by the most notorious of the Romantic poets. Produced in partnership with the ...

A fragment of The Death of Sardanapalus, a painting by Delacroix restored by the Louvre in 2023. (Wikimedia Commons) There are historical figures who, for various reasons, transcend their status to ...

There are historical figures who, for various reasons, transcend their status to become paradigms of something; in the case of the Assyrian king Sardanapalus, an archetype of corruption, debauchery, ...

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The European press, and many devotees to art and beauty on social media, have been sharing the news and details of the Louvre's freshly restored The Death of Sardanapalus by Delacroix. It seems that ...

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