Demystifying Cycladic Figurines
Cycladic figurines have a mythical aura. Their gleaming abstract forms speak of timeless beauty. But what actually are they? Why do they look like a...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 19 January 2026
Ancient Art
Ancient Greek Splendour: The Erechtheion Caryatids
I visited Athens, Greece in the summer of 2016. Naturally, a visit to the Acropolis was mandatory, and it was as beautiful and epic as you can...
Nadine Waldmann 7 January 2026
A Great Mystery: Sanxingdui Masks
Who doesn’t love a mystery? Especially an art history mystery. Made by a previously unknown Chinese kingdom, the 3,000-year-old bronze...
Nadine Waldmann 7 January 2026
The Egyptian Icon in Berlin: The Bust of Queen Nefertiti
The bust of Queen Nefertiti housed in Berlin’s Neues Museum is one of Ancient Egypt’s most famous works of art. A prime example of ancient...
Nadine Waldmann 7 January 2026
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Egypt
Hatshepsut (c. 1507-1458 B.C.E.) was the fifth pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty and arguably the most important among ancient Egypt’s many female...
Maya M. Tola 7 January 2026
The Parthenon of Athens: Ancient Greek Mythology and Architecture
Mythology encompasses a vast realm within Ancient Greek history. Equally extensive is the utilization of mythological figures in ancient Greek art.
Rachel Witte 7 January 2026
How to Show Up in a Gym—3 Ancient Sculptures of Hercules
In Greek mythology, Herakles was a demigod and a much-admired heroic figure. The Romans called him Hercules (Herakles was his Greek name), and he was...
Ameera Patel 1 January 2026
Masterpiece Story: Standing Bodhisattva
Standing Bodhisattva is a great example of Gandharan art and its blended multicultural origins: East meets...
James W Singer 14 December 2025
Masterpiece Story: Buddha Dated 338
Buddha dated 338 is a masterpiece of Buddhist art and Chinese art with deep historical significance. It exemplifies the early blending of Indian...
James W Singer 14 December 2025
QUIZ: Can You Guess This Ancient God?
Ania Kaczynska 13 December 2025
Painting the Fall of the Roman Empire
After many centuries, we are still wondering why the Roman Empire disappeared. Many theories try to explain it: wars, ideological problems, a chaotic...
Celia Leiva Otto 11 December 2025
The Ancient Queen and the Modern Sculptress: Zenobia by Harriet Hosmer
Harriet Hosmer, the 19th-century American sculptor from Watertown, Massachusetts was the exceptional talent behind the towering sculpture of Zenobia.
Maya M. Tola 8 December 2025
