American Gothic Revival Highlights: Duke Chapel, North Carolina
The Duke University Chapel is a prime example of Collegiate Gothic architecture in the United States. It is also one of the most beautiful buildings...
Maya M. Tola 30 June 2025
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These Churches Will Make You Believe In God
Churches are fascinating buildings where time seems to stand still. Allow us to lead you by the smell of incense into the dark Gothic interiors.
Magda Michalska 30 June 2025
Masterpiece Story: Yaxchilán Lintel 24
Yaxchilán Lintel 24 is an iconic image of Pre-Columbian art. It easily represents the vitality, mystery, and fascination surrounding the Mayan...
James W Singer 29 June 2025
Visit One of the Largest Murals on Earth in Mexico City
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) is situated in Ciudad Universitaria, a beautiful complex of modernist buildings planned by a...
Alicja Gluszek 27 June 2025
Diego Rivera in Detroit: The Great Controversy
How do you get 10,000 people to visit an art museum on opening day during the Great Depression? You create a controversy, or at lease encourage one.
Rachel Istvan 27 June 2025
Lace on the Wall—NeSpoon’s Street Art
NeSpoon is a street artist who combines ceramics, lace, and graffiti in her work. She travels the world and decorates old buildings or run-down...
Magda Michalska 27 June 2025
5 Greatest Baroque Painters and Their Works
Peter Paul Rubens, Caravaggio, Diego Velázquez, Rembrandt van Rijn and Nicolas Poussin – they were the five greatest painters of the 17th century.
Pola Otterstein 26 June 2025
Chilling Beauty: Exploring Europe’s Bone Churches
From the ancient period through the 18th century, European Catholics and Orthodox Christians displayed and maintained bones of the deceased to honor...
Julia Bourbois 26 June 2025
Dark Shadows of Seville in Murillo’s Paintings
Apart from fulfilling commissions for churches and noblemen’s mansions, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painted genre scenes depicting poor children in...
Soledad Castillo Jara 26 June 2025
Most Beautiful Qurans You Must See
Three monotheistic religions are the so-called “religions of the book”. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all refer back to a spoken, and...
Magda Michalska 25 June 2025
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque—A Contemporary Architectural Marvel
Located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the iconic Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is a contemporary architectural triumph that synthesizes different...
Maya M. Tola 25 June 2025
Everything You Should Know About Islamic Art
Bright colorful mosaics, stunning arches, amazing constructions in the middle of the desert, beautifully ornate calligraphy, incredible rock crystal...
Irina Diana Calu 25 June 2025
