Whether you’re a pilgrim chasing echoes of ancient faith or a curious traveler seeking sun‑soaked beaches, rich flavors, and ...

Chris Erik Thomas interviews Nina Kintsurashvili in the context of her current exhibition at Berlin gallery Bukia Vakhania ...

Politicians have been sneaking into religious art for centuries. The Byzantine emperor Justinian had himself depicted in a ...

The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington DC is one of the world’s finest museums. The collection contains works from ...

Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far beyond the domestic affairs of each family.

The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

Sabratha, located on the Mediterranean coast about 70 km west of Tripoli, is an archaeological site that was once a thriving Roman city during the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Although the oldest known ...

The medieval period, also known as the Middle Ages, lasted roughly from the 5th to 15th centuries in Europe. It was a time of massive political, social, and cultural change which was marked by the ...

Art Historian, Andrea Achi: This is a painting by Gustav Klimt. It's called Hope, II. At its center is a pregnant woman. She's shrouded in this mosaic-like robe that glimmers with these circle ...

During the past century, the tiny, inbred academic field of Byzantine Studies was dominated by professors of British, French, or Slavic heritage. More recently, a generation of young scholars with ...

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Continuing an artistic tradition begun in the 3rd Century, Kim Fritzges paints early Byzantine icons in Studio 311 at the Walk In Art Center. Surrounded by sorrowful images of ...