From its origins in Arabia, the Muslim faith spread rapidly and developed a distinctive culture, including a form of art that has thrived through the centuries to be instantly recognizable ...

The ancient Near East, a region extending from the eastern shores ... making to a level of sophistication unknown elsewhere at the time. Few museums of Asian art boast a collection of Near Eastern Art ...

Cerro Azul with the location of the rock art panels and the excavation site analysed in this study (University of Exeter) They found that the ancient Amazonians had a diverse diet that included ...

In ancient Egypt, paint was sourced from minerals, such as ocre, that were then ground into a powder, according to research ...

These techniques, in fact, were invented thousands of years ago by the leaders of the Ancient World ... was learned early on in human history that art as personal adornment enhanced your status.

While the Lascaux caves in France were awaiting their first ochre handprints, Indigenous artists along the Kimberley Coast ...

His global operation dealt with works such as bronze and iron statues, Etruscan stone sculptures and ancient ... worn by an ...

The Smithsonian’s museums display objects from our collections that span the breadth of art and design from the ancient to the modern-day, from the whimsical to the practical. Along with our ...

If you want to deepen your knowledge of the languages, literatures, art, archaeology, religion, philosophy, and history of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, consider our exciting master of arts program ...

By Patricia Leigh Brown Axel Rüger, the head of the Royal Academy of Arts, will replace Ian Wardropper next spring as the museum’s director. By Robin Pogrebin Once she was cast out of the ...