From classical masterpieces to contemporary installations, explore the expressions that have shaped cultures, sparked emotions, and inspired generations.
Performed for the first time in Vienna in 1786, Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro seemed to foreshadow the imminent French Revolution.
Many of the most famous palaces in and around St. Petersburg were built by an Italian Baroque architect, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Here are 7 of his masterpieces.
Charles Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol" created the archetype of a redemption tale rooted in Christmas. Alexander Payne’s 2023 film "The Holdovers" reimagines this theme.
The Goetheanum is a Gesamtkunstwerk—a synthesis of all art forms. In 1922, unknown arsonists destroyed the original wood building.
African masks radically impacted modern Western art, inspiring the movements of Expressionism and Cubism.
Roman art drew heavily from Greek ideals, blending realism with idealism in sculptures to express power, intellect, and cultural sophistication.
The Counter-Reformation is the response of the Catholic Church against the accusations that the Reformation raised against it.
Following the raids of 795 CE, the Viking arrival in Ireland led to a significant change in Irish art.