Lucien Bonaparte, Napoleon’s younger brother, unearthed a painted Greek amphora in Etruria and presented it to the visiting ...
An ancient Greek relief sculpture featuring an ear may seem strange to some, but it was made with the hopes that someone ...
A local art historian, in his review, compared Schjerfbeck to Titian, Frans Hals, Rembrandt, and Beethoven. Notice the ...
Henry Miller, one of the great American writers, was enamored with Greece and his favorite book he wrote is a travelogue of ...
Books about Marcel Duchamp, Frida Kahlo, Alma Thomas, and more, plus critical studies of lipstick and complaining, are on our ...
Harpies are bird-like messengers of Zeus, sent by the Olympian ruler to punish humans for their crimes. They embody sudden ...
Princess Irene of Greece, who has died aged 83, was probably the first European royal to perform as a professional pianist In ...