Under the Gables

The Crucifixion Diptych by Rogier van der Weyden, 1460, Philadelphia Museum of Art. 

Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene, by Hendrick Jansz Terbrugghen, 1625, Utrecht, The Netherlands Saint Sebastian (256-288) was a Ch...

Illustration by Shirley Fields I recently read two Persephone books back to back that portrayed mothers in England in the years betwe...

by Dana Tanamachi

 Hand print found in a cave in Borneo with other images created by cave people.  No matter where found, the ancient art of the cave peo...

So interesting that all the different colors chosen by Amish women all go together in such beautiful harmony. Also see: Amish Communiti...

Henri Focillon (1881-1943) was an eminent French art historian and professor, who fled Nazi-occupied France to the United States, where he t...