Angelica Kauffman and the Invisible Women of the Royal Academy
The eighteenth century marked a profound transformation in the social status of artists. No longer seen merely as artisans, they…
Reclaiming the Artistic Identity of Women Artists
Throughout art history, we have celebrated male artists for their creative genius and innovations. Yet many women artists are remembered…
‘After the Hunt’? The movie
This articles contains spoilers This story hides its main and most harmful theme until the very end. Up to that…
The rite of cremation began in Iberia 4,800 years ago
When we hear the word cremation, we usually picture the modern funerary rite or perhaps the Greco-Roman practice, with ashes…
Architecture for Resistance
World Architecture Day If architecture deserves to be celebrated, it must be because, in some way, it represents a human…
Babi Yar Memory Against Silence
Each year on September 29 – 30, we commemorate the anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre – one of the…
Music and Cinema: Soundtracks as a Form of Integrated Art
In Communication Studies, the importance of context in understanding the meaning of verbal and non-verbal symbols or signs is very…
From Artisan to Artist: Women’s Struggle for Recognition in the History of Art
The distinction between “artist” and “artisan” has deep historical and gendered implications. In classical antiquity, women, like men, often participated…
Faith and Art Unite on the Assumption of Mary
Today, Christians around the world celebrate the Assumption of Mary, one of the most ancient and revered traditions in Christianity.…
Domine quo vadis: the beginning of a legacy
In the heart of Rome stands one of the most iconic and revered churches in the world: St. Peter’s Basilica.…