With the advent of radio, the ability of politicians to engage and entertain became crucial components of...
Journalists have always wanted to be first to tell the public who won. Introduction As election night...
The public’s desire for insight and explanation about elections never ends, so polls endure despite their flaws...
The elections of 1876, 1888, 1960 and 2000 were among the most contentious in American history. Introduction...
Three approaches were debated at the Constitutional Convention: election by Congress, by state legislatures, or a popular...
How artists and scientists around the world once made sense of the night sky. While we all...
By the time of Din’s work in 1650, the Ramayana had grown to twenty-four thousand verses that...
He embodied the ideal of sprezzatura (the appearance of nonchalant effortlessness in his creative process). Introduction Raffaello...
He was mythologized by followers, emulated by artists, celebrated by humanists, and patronized by a total of...
We know a lot about the Mycenaeans because they left written records which can be read. Introduction...
The Bronze Age history of the island is one of development, increasing influence, and eventual destruction. Introduction...
Bronze Age Knossos is traditionally called a palace, a description used by its most famous excavator, Sir...
Relative to many ancient cultures, those of the Aegean were only recently discovered, at the end of...
It was perhaps inevitable that the distinction between original and copy became blurred in the Renaissance art...
These expensive commodities were one of the major assets of a workshop. Introduction There were three principal painting...
They were places where ideas were experimented with and where new trends could be studied, discussed, and...
Ideas were transmitted across Europe as scholars published their own works, commentaries on ancient texts, and criticism...
Not every artist in Renaissance and Baroque Rome had access to ancient Greek and Roman statues. Early...
It was a focus for tourists and artists and a watershed of inspiration throughout the Western world....
Texts and images produced throughout the medieval world reveal that harp music could elicit powerful responses. Infernal...
The culture of antiquity played an important role in the literary and artistic endeavors of the Middle...
The powers of saints were believed to extend to their images. By Dr. Wendy A. SteinResearch AssociateDepartment...
The Golden Legend often blends traditional stories about the saints with historical facts, as seen in the...
The text is a detailed account of a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Mount Sinai, originally written by...
These images were sometimes augmented with texts that were used for protective or healing purposes. Introduction Christianity...
Historical inspirations came before, but the word Halloween or Hallowe’en dates to about 1745. Introduction Halloween or...
Ancient Celts divided the year into two halve – the lighter half and the darker half, and...
Politicians create political creeds that live on long after they leave office, so we must brace ourselves...
The soul was viewed as a single entity known as the Khu which was the immortal aspect...
After death, one was guided through the Hall of Two Truths where the heart was weighed against...