The Mollusk That Visited the Vatican
Ever since I read Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues [...]
Three Botticelli Madonnas Will Take Your Breath Away
You’ve seen his artwork on countless Christmas cards. His [...]
An Icon of An Icon: “Faith Under the Rubble”
The creative genius behind this expressive 2006 painting is [...]
Who Taught Michelangelo to Paint and Sculpt?
Back in 1987, the clever creator of the Far [...]
This Cathedral of a Thousand Statues is Wondrous
It’s known as the Cathedral of Kings and Angels, [...]
A Tale of Two Germanies In Its Churches
Germany has been in the news quite a lot [...]
This is Arguably the World’s Most Beautiful Library
If it is not the most beautiful library in [...]
The Keen Perception of Fra Filippo Lippi
A lesser-known luminary of the early Italian Renaissance was [...]
The Charming Innocence of Grandma Moses and Her Art
She must have been a real hoot. The American [...]
A Gorgeous Castle Built by a Madman
Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria (Southern Germany) predates the creation [...]