Not unlike many of the Renaissance families of Italy, the Borgias were power hungry, corrupt, and self-indulgent. But their dynasty produced two popes—are they worthy of this notorious legacy?
Renaissance: The Blood and The Beauty explores the lives of three rival artists - Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael – who ...
HAMMOND, La. ( WGNO) — With a hood over his head, everyone in old-world Europe knew who the executioner was. His likeness ...
Nothing exemplifies the stereotype of the European travel experience better than the 20th-century version of the 19th-century Grand Tour. Mid-century international travelers would typically head ...
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How was the great Tanjore Renaissance born? When the British took over Maharaja Serfoji’s landIn 'Gods, Guns and Missionaries', Manu Pillai describes how the British Raj led to the birth of Hindu nationalism in India.
Stalin killed hundreds of Ukrainian cultural figures in the ‘Executed Renaissance’. Over 100 Ukrainian artists have been ...
From Mechelen in Belgium and Porvoo in Finland to Veere in the Netherlands and Sokobanja in Serbia, we’ve tracked down the ...
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A Rare Atlas of Astronomy From the Dutch Golden Age Goes on Display in EnglandThe copy of "Harmonia Macrocosmica" dates back to the 17th century and includes ancient theories of the universe ...
Across North America, Native communities are carrying on relay racing—a time-honored, high-adrenaline tradition.
Massive and unusually elongated, “The Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas” depicts the 13th-century saint throned in a golden sun, ...
Design gallery Galerie Philia has unveiled a collection of contemporary designs based on the collections of the Medici family ...
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