SOLON, Maine — At Colby College in Waterville, Professor Véronique Plesch is the authority on art. The Swiss native is the ...
Tents, especially Islamic tents were among the most prized gifts in diplomatic exchanges and the most sought-after spoils on ...
In a sleepy corner of Rajasthan, local artists are restoring the region’s crumbling haveli mansions to their former frescoed ...
The difference between a tourist and traveller is the deep dive into local culture to see its wonders up close. In Central ...
Century Christian Fresco Covered by Islamic 'Altar Tent' Discovered, May Have Been a Trophy Seized From Battle Islam and ...
Margaret Reineking sold the Springhaven Inn to Alexander Hallmark in September 1977. Mr. Hallmark, who later became a well-known sculptor, was a real estate agent at the time. His primary motivation ...
The U.S. Post Office Plymouth Station, 860 Penniman Avenue – which in 2016 became home to Westborn Market – was among 11 Michigan properties added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2024, ...
The painting was commissioned for the palace’s Hall of the Five Hundred, shown here. Leonardo’s fresco is thought to be hidden roughly behind the wall highlighted on the right. He suspended ...
AMMAN - Petra's architecture had been under the strong Greco-Roman influence, but other styles were also seen, originating from Assyria.In ...
An Andalusi tent taken from the campsite of the Almohad caliph Muhammad al-Nāsir was sent to Pope Innocent III after 1212 meaning that there was an Islamic tent in St Peter's Basilica at some point ...
The fresco, originally an end slab of a cist grave, was discovered in November 1871 in the territory of ancient Capua, now modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere in Italy. Dating to the period of the First ...