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).
A famous cartoon, by an unknown artist, depicts how Colonial Americans viewed their mother country (and their future without her).
Tintoretto created the painting depicted in this image - Ascent to Calvary - for the Scuola Grande di San Rocco between 1565 and 1567.
JFK and Jackie were married at St. Mary's Church (in Newport, Rhode Island) on the morning of September 12, 1953.
How does Rosanna survive ''the night of the shooting stars?'' A child’s sense of wonder, and the words of a nursery rhyme, help to get her through.
Theodore G. ("The Man") Bilbo (1877-1947) was a Democratic Mississippi politician who served as state governor and U.
How did medieval people make glass? Our understanding of their process comes to us by way of a book by Theophilus.Who was Theophilus?Most scholars bel...
During the American Civil War, the North had significant concerns about Britain and France helping the South.
This booklet, written in German by Albrecht Frst von Urach, is entitled The Secret of Japanese Power (in English).
While Theseus was sailing to Crete, as a Tribute for King Minos and the Minotaur, the monster had a dream.
As his own father had abandoned his mother and her baby, Theseus abandoned his new wife, Ariadne.
Theseus and The Minotaur is a Greek myth about the son of an Athenian king - Theseus - and a horrifying monster - "The Minotaur.
Theseus learned that his father was Aegeus, King of Athens, after he was able to move a heavy rock and discover what was beneath it.
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