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Hidden above a trap door, 17th-century frescoes come to light
The Villa Farnesina, in Rome's Trastevere, is perhaps best known for its Raphael frescoes depicting Cupid and Psyche.
From the pie chart’s inventor to Napoleonic casualties, how diagrams reveal hidden histories
A renowned cartographer, the Paris-born Rekacewicz is well aware of his medium’s capacity to transform narratives for good ...
Explore Nîmes: France’s Timeless City of History, Culture, and Style
Looking for some Activities to add to your Nimes, France itinerary? There are plenty of things to do, depending on your time ...
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Just a pale blue dot
That’s us.’ From Pale Blue Dot (1994) by Carl Sagan. Photo courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech But what, exactly, should we make of ...
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Ancient Babylonian Map Offers a Rare 2,600-Year-Old View of the World
Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world map, carved into clay over 2,600 years ago, combines geography, mythology, and cosmology in a way that reflects both the intellect and imagination of ...
Tracking the Footprint of the Pope’s Death in Rome
The pope’s portrait is everywhere these days. Here, we found it in a store of liturgical paraphernalia in central Rome. There were also many other symbols around, as a testament to how religion and ...