For much of human history, the ancient medium of ceramics may have been associated, as much as anything, with Ming vases, women’s work, decorative arts, and humble utilitarian objects. Yet the art ...

There is an art to rivalry. Mastering its rules has, since ancient times, shaped cultural history over millennia.

What’s in a name? And what is the power of that name to communicate artistry and prestige? Since antiquity, names have had the power to generate relationships, tying us to people, to places, and also ...

Art is not eternal, but it’s probably the closest that humanity can get. From the viewer's perspective, the art of the past exists in the present when you look at it. From a living artist’s ...

Egyptologist and paleography expert Elizabeth Bettles analyzes hieroglyphs painted on the walls of tombs in the Theban necropolis. By identifying different “handwriting” techniques — distinct shapes, ...

Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...

Prehistoric cave paintings; Egyptian pyramids and temples; classical Greek statues. As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art. From the Stone Age came ...

Don't confuse quilts with quilting. Quilts conjure visions of curling up by a fireplace or propped up in bed with a good book. They evoke phrases like "lost art" and "American tradition," phrases that ...