Archaeologists in Licata, Sicily were recently exploring the remains of the ancient Greek colony Finziade when they came ...

A spectacular necropolis just outside Naples contains stunning tombs that were carved into rock by the ancient Greeks who ...

Below the building's curved arches are dozens of sculptures (notable ones include Giambologna's Rape of the Sabines and a statue of Perseo holding Medusa's head, by Benvenuto Cellini), which draw ...

Behind it sits the Galleria degli Uffizi, which is one of the city's most famous art museums ... Sabines and a statue of Perseo holding Medusa's head, by Benvenuto Cellini), which draw crowds ...

Imagine a snake — coiled, elusive, and steeped in meaning — emerging from the depth of the world's cultural history to leave its mark on human imagination. Perhaps it's the rearing cobra, poised on ...

Or it might be the head of Medusa, the Gorgon whose hair of writhing snakes and petrifying gaze have haunted myth and art alike. For the more artistically inclined, there's the celebrated ...

But as Louvre president Laurence des Cars has admitted, a visit to the overcrowded museum can also be a “physical ordeal” and some facilities urgently need updating. Last month, President Macron ...

One summer’s day in 1936, a crowd piled into a Mayfair gallery to hear Salvador Dalí give a lecture at the International ...

Jaden Smith's bizarre Grammys 2025 outfit choice has raised eyebrows online. The 26-year-old son of Will Smith and Jada ...

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

And the wide front windows would be perfect to beckon in passersby, especially with the glow of a vintage Carlo Nason Medusa pendant ... three-dimensional work of art where the “paper” extends ...

There couldn’t have been a better mascot for fashion than the snake, which is slithering its way into the Lunar New Year as the dragon sashays away. The snake, after all, sheds its skin, making it a ...