Deeper meanings are to be found within the images themselves and the way they are painted.” His subject is the six scenes in the fresco Good and Bad Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290-1348), at ...

But this vision of genius is a poor fit for many great artists, and it tends to obscure what makes them and their work ...

Whenever former president Thabo Mbeki creates a platform to discuss the state of the country, Shwa gets nervous.

Actions have consequences A lack of consequences is an action that also has consequences. America is in the throes of an epidemic of civic illiteracy that can be traced to a half-century of ...

Mass hysteria? Ergot poisoning? Or just despair? Here’s why what started as one woman’s dance spiraled into one of history’s ...

"It wasn't easy deciding what songs to play, but it was wonderful at the same time because we had so much to choose from.” ...

His works “evoke that phenomenon of recollection—how remembering actually works,” the artist tells Observer. “When you ...

Accra, Oct 30, GNA-The spirit of Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold continues its Pan-African journey, this time arriving ...

For men who caravanned to Washington, D.C., for the 1995 Million Man March, the event marked an attempt toward a modern Harlem Renaissance.

The inscription reading " Clemes Stam " connects this burial artifact to one of Europe's most prestigious swordmaking centers during the Renaissance period. The sword emerged from the ruins of the ...

In Milan, bones that piled under a hospital over a half-century shed light on the health and habits of some of the ...

Gothic architecture, originating in 12th-century France, is renowned for its soaring spires, intricate stained glass, and ...