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The ancient Greeks wore a variety of hats to protect them from the elements and to act as aesthetic embellishments

For 8 Bleeding Heart Yard in London’s Farringdon neighborhood GROUPWORK reinstated the facades of eight historic buildings.

A picture is worth a thousand words, and like texts, art is often meant to be "read" through critical deconstruction. Paintings can be far more complicated

The Dravidian movement has an ideological stake in resisting the ascendancy of the idea of a Vedic supremacy – but that cant get in the way of facts.

Medusa, one of the most feared figures in Greek mythology, as portrayed by Rubens. Credit: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Bilddatenbank/Public DomainThe representation of females in Greek mythology, including the Gorgon Medusa, has often included frightening images and ideas showing men’s fear of female power and their need to control — or destroy — this power.Like the…

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), Apollo and Daphne, detail of upper portion, 1622-25, marble, 95 5/8 inches (2.43 meters) high, Galleria Borghese, Rome, detail. Photo source: Alvesgaspar / Wikimedia Commons. Don’t mess with Cupid. Apollo, the most handsome of the Greco-Roman gods, was the charioteer of the Sun, as well as the god of music, poetry, eloquence, art, medicine, prophecy, and archery. But Apollo made the mistake of dissing Cupid — and he paid an everlasting price. This article e...