The Parthians brought with them cultural influences from their Scythian cousins. By Patrick Scott Smith, M.A.Historian Introduction...
Architecture
Alexander J. Davis was America’s greatest architect of the mid-nineteenth century. America’s greatest architect of the mid-nineteenth...
It was a focus for tourists and artists and a watershed of inspiration throughout the Western world....
The needs of the times have always influenced office space – whether for the colonial empire or...
Most Cistercian abbeys and churches were built in remote valleys far from cities and populated areas. Introduction...
The churches incorporated local ancient traditions of woodcarving and stone architecture more common on the European continent....
The earliest large churches date from Late Antiquity. Different styles of architecture developed and their fashion spread....
The resulting texture of the metropolis has a diversity of buildings unlike any other. In 1942, at...
Present knowledge indicates that the first permanent houses were constructed by the Adena people between 1000 BCE...
The city’s monuments (and their ruins) are cues for memory, discourse, and discovery. Views of Rome The...
The Rajarajesvara temple was built by one of the most successful rulers of the medieval period, Rajaraja...
Millions step into cathedrals and chapels every year. The history of these places of worship offers important...
From the 14th through the 16th centuries, Europe crackled with energy. Introduction The period in Europe known...
Exploring the Italian city-state of Florence to learn about a number of advances made there during the...
The masonry techniques discussed here cover a broad chronological range from the second millennium B.C.E. to Late...
In the architectural void of a new nation, he borrowed from ancient Athens to express America’s democratic...
The aesthetic qualities of a geometric design are what most concern the twentieth-century work on Hagia Sophia....
For 45 years, David Hanks has photographed feed mills in every season and mood. By David HanksPhotographer...
Alberti’s De Pictura (On Painting, 1435) was the first theoretical text written about art in Europe. Introduction...
What is this figurine and why was it so important to King Rama I (r. 1782-1809 CE)?...
While the Vesuvian eruption was devastating, and many lives were lost, it preserved a moment in Roman...
Have you ever looked at your bed and wondered how beds have evolved over the years? Chances...
We often forget that for most of history artists did not simply create art for art’s sake....
The complex patronage relationships changed with the social pressures during the late Republic. Introduction Patronage (clientela) was...
Historical aspects in the transformation of the windmill’s architectural forms, structures, and elements. Introduction The modern wind-power...
Construction could sometimes take decades to complete these massive defensive structures. Introduction Medieval fortification refers to medieval...
Empires acquire artifacts from source nations by various means, and the newly acquired art takes on some...
A place for the performance of rituals of congregation. Abstract The discovery of the early bronze age...
This was intended to be “read” by intarsia workers (artists who inlay sections of wood to decorate...
The text of the inscription is a statement by Darius I of Persia, written three times in...