Fayzullah was a renowned artist of the royal Mughal atelier in the late 18th century, during the reign of Alamgir II. Two of his masterpieces,...
Maya M. Tola, 3 October 2025
Muḥī al-Dīn Muḥammad was the sixth man to ascend to the Mughal throne and the last of the strong Mughal rulers. He was a notable expansionist...
Maya M. Tola 3 October 2025
The Mughal regime is a well-documented era and the cultural achievements of this period are an important landmark in South Asian art history. While...
Maya M. Tola 3 October 2025
“Shadows are rare here. There’s sunshine everywhere except on you”—so opens Christopher C. Gorham’s new book, Matisse at War: Art and...
Nadine Waldmann 2 October 2025
Built around 15 BCE, the Temple of Dendur honored both Roman authority in Egypt and local Nubian traditions, blending imperial politics with regional...
Maya M. Tola 2 October 2025
Medusa, a creation of Greek mythology, stood as one of its most fearsome entities. In Ancient Greek, her name translates to “guardian” or...
Zuzanna Stańska 2 October 2025
The National Gallery’s major fall exhibition showcases Neo-Impressionism from the Kröller-Müller Museum. There are lots of dots but are there...
Catriona Miller 2 October 2025
Benevolent or deadly? There are so many depictions of this mythical creature. Let's explore how mermaids have been portrayed in art.
Candy Bedworth 2 October 2025
Centaurs are human-horse hybrid creatures composed of dualities: human and nature, chaos and neutrality, love and violence. From ancient Greece to...
Marga Patterson 2 October 2025
Spiders disturb the majority of the people. Even though they are much smaller, and thus much less powerful than us, we cannot help but fear their...
Belkıs Pesen 2 October 2025
Gods, goddesses, demigods, horrible monsters, and beasts of hybrid forms roam the world of Ancient Greek mythology. Their heredity shaped many of the...
Bolor Jargalsaikhan 2 October 2025
The contemporary art scene is booming in Africa. Artists are getting more attention and recognition, taking part in the most prestigious art fairs...
Natalia Tiberio 1 October 2025
