With the fall of the Roman Empire in the west in 476 AD, life in Europe became (to use the pithy phrase of 17th-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes), "nasty, brutish and…
Greek painting is a play that enthralls you with its opening act. Then you discover that the last two acts are missing, and that you can only learn the ending…
A few words about what I do and why I do it. For more, see About Dianne L. Durante. History As an independent scholar, writer, and lecturer, I love to…
The paintings of the Minoan civilization, which flourished ca. 2800-1400 BC, are found on Crete and several other sites in the Aegean Sea. They're the first surviving paintings to show…
Compared with prehistoric art, which focused on animals, Ancient Egyptian art portrayed a wealth of subjects. The Egyptians covered the corridors of tombs and the walls of temples with row…