Heaven and Earth: The Middle Ages in Hildesheim and in Greece
Archangel Michael , First half 14th century tempera on wood, gold leaf overall: 110 x 80 cm (43 5/16 x 31 1/2 in.) Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens Gol…
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East Meets West in Mandala Art
Temporary floor mandala, flashed by light onto the floor of the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery of Asian Art Mandalas, an important tradition in India, Nepal…
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Chagall Mosaic Gift to Washington Mall
Detail - Marc Chagall, with Lino Melano, Orpheus , 1971, from the upper right side--Pegasus, Three Graces, Orpheus The nation's capital city added a sudd…
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Monreale Cathedral Blends Many Art Traditions in Medieval Sicily
Sicily was controlled or settled at various times by Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Saracens, Normans and Spaniards. This view is Monreale, in the north, east…
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Archeology in Sicily: Bikini Girls and other Floor Puzzles
In the huge Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina, Sicily, a girl is can be seen through the corridor....................not one, but the room has 10 of t…
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