Food, music and culture have made the Italian southern city of Naples famous around the globe. The Neapolitan cornicello, a ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

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As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Ancient Greek vase painting is fascinating, fun, and with few tricks, easy to enjoy. The unique paintings on ancient Greek pottery are like letters from the past. They allow us to learn from the past ...

It has inspired artists around the world throughout history. Below are six artworks featuring this mysterious animal. Caravaggio’s depiction of this famous chapter from Greek mythology continues ...

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A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ordered the seizure of two "offensive" paintings by MF Husain, one of India's most famous artists. The court on Monday granted permission for the police ...

Over recent decades, a computer programmer and prolific internet commenter has risen from the obscurity of forums and pseudonymous blogs to the pages of this newspaper, as a friend to Vice ...

Thousands of pieces of art were submitted and judged, and the winners have been chosen in the 2025 CNY Scholastic Art Awards, sponsored by M&T Bank and hosted by Onondaga Community College.

Famously mentioned in Hesiod’s Theogony in the 8th century B.C.E., Nyx is one of the oldest deities in Greek mythology ... imagination of countless poets and artists throughout the centuries. While ...