Visual Arts Story Briefs

What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).

Hera was the wife of Zeus, therefore queen of the gods of ancient Greece, according to Greek mythology.

The legend of Hercules.

Wearing the letter "A" on her clothes, Hester Prynne must display the "scarlet letter" whenever she is in public. This artistic interpretation of Hest...

Johannes Hevelius was an astronomer who, for years, studied the sky without the benefit of a telescope. Born in 1611, in the town of Danzig—then...

The Hindu Kush, made famous by Alexander the Great during his conquering-travels east, is the main mountain range of Afghanistan.

A painting, by Sir Luke Fildes, depicts desperate conditions of poor, homeless people during Victorian times. Dickens used Fildes as an illustrator fo...

Still a national hero in Britain, Lord Horatio Nelson helps to save his country from invasion.

This image depicts a view of the Horsehead Nebula. Click on the image to see an even-more sensational view of the photo.NASA’s Astronomy Picture...

Hubble, the orbiting space telescope, was carried into space by the crew of the space shuttle Discovery.

Huck Finn tells us that Jim, Miss Watson's African-American helper, tells great stories which travel far and wide.

Taking much of what Tom Sawyer says literally, Huck Finn thinks he can actually summon a genie by rubbing on an old tin can.

Catch a ride on the Cassini spacecraft and watch as its Huygens probe lands on the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon!

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