Lorde fans opened their phones to a one-word text from the star: "Virgin." The term would turn out to be the title of the New ...

Art historians have posited that the red marks on the chained unicorn do not represent blood, but rather pomegranate juice dripping from the tree above; pomegranate being a symbol of marriage and ...

Fully understanding the symbolic expression of the religious, social, and even political contexts of a thangka would require a degree in art history — but you can learn some of the basics using our ...

Uncover why shapes and symbols are a key part of Christian art with this comprehensive lesson based on Westminster Abbey. Spend time getting to grips with sacred geometry, as well as exploring the ...

May 18 at 6:00 a.m. Edible things are a staple of art, but that doesn’t mean they are simply food. They can also be religious and political symbols, signs of wealth and class, and, today ...

Jan Toorop, also known as Johannes Theodorus Toorop, was a Dutch artist who contributed to various art movements including Symbolism, Art Nouveau, Pointillism, Realism, Impressionism, ...

The symbol was intended in this work to suggest ... s The Procuress (which is now in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) on the wall. Vermeer’s mother-in-law owned the van Baburen ...