An ancient artist applied a white substance to an illustration of a jackal, slimming down its appearance, according to ...

In antiquity, the pursuit of the arts was usually a purely male aesthetic practice. Yet, there were also a few important ...

The real reason why ancient statues always seem to be naked has finally been uncovered ...

The Umayyad desert castles are often described as mere stopovers or hunting lodges, but Quseir ‘Amra is something far more profound. It is a physical manifestation of the imagination of Caliph ...

Léon Bakst, “Costume Design for Tamara Karsavina as Chloé” for Daphnis et Chloé (ca. 1912), graphite and tempera and/or watercolor on paper. 17.5×11.1 inches (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, ...

A 3,300-year-old Egyptian Book of the Dead papyrus reveals that ancient artists used a white mixture as the correction fluid.

A white-out fluid, found on a 3,300-year-old papyrus, was used to make a jackal appear skinnier, Egyptologists have found.

Ancient art serves as a portal to understanding the cultural, historical and technological aspects of civilizations long past. This interdisciplinary course will explore the science and engineering ...