According to ancient writers and Greek mythology, the muses are the sources of inspiration for the arts and knowledge. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosine and the romantic companions of Apollo's entourage.
Pablo Picasso is most commonly remembered as the architect of Cubism or the brilliant creator behind Guernica, yet his relationship with Ancient Greece and classical antiquity was one of the most foundational elements of his career.
Rather than treating Ancient...
Dominating the skyline over the city of Volgograd, the colossal memorial The Motherland Calls is one of Russia’s most iconic statues, yet beneath its brutalist, Soviet concrete exterior, there is a clear resemblance to Ancient Greek art and ideologies.
Rising...
All humans, either willingly or unwillingly, love perfect proportions. Centuries before Photoshop or fitness influencers, the quest for the "ideal" body and perfect proportions reached a major milestone in Ancient Greece. While his peers were trying to capture the...
The human relationship with death is both primordial and universal. From Egypt and Mesopotamia, to ancient Greece and the New World, burials were far more than a practical necessity. They were a way to honor the memory of the...
The "Romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated manuscript on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the Middle Ages as it was translated into thirty languages.
The original version was composed in Ancient Greek sometime...
Scientists say they have helped solve a major mystery surrounding rock paintings at Kakapel, a celebrated rock art site in western Kenya. The study suggests the paintings were not made by a single group at a single time. Instead,...
Anyone who spends time wandering the halls of Greece’s many archaeological museums begins to notice a recurring detail: from the intense gaze of bronze charioteers to the serene marble faces of philosophers, most Ancient Greek statues feature elaborately curly...
El Greco, the Greek-born painter who became one of Spain’s most celebrated Renaissance artists, is at the center of a new AI study that challenges long-held ideas about how some of his major paintings were created.
The research, led by...
Walking through the windy streets of Toledo, a center of Castilian culture and a UNESCO World Heritage city in Spain, where the renowned painter El Greco lived and worked, visitors can admire the stunning Spanish Mudejar architecture, influenced by...
You may have walked through the antiquity wing of a museum and noticed a surprisingly consistent pattern. Almost all archaic Greek statues share the same pose, standing straight up like a board with their gaze fixed directly ahead and...
Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881- April 8, 1973) was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, whose work was influenced by Greek light, spirit, and spiritual essence.
While he never traveled to Greece, Picasso frequently cited the...
The three main architectural styles used for temples and other formal public buildings in ancient Greece were the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian classical orders.
The three orders were first described by Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius, known for his multi-volume...
The recent Olympics controversy surrounding the Feast of the Gods and the Last Supper has renewed interest in divine dinners. These celestial suppers symbolize divine intervention, covenant-making, and the intertwining of gods with the mortals.
Despite their vast differences...
