For our third piece on Marco Almaviva, we explore the meaning of the archive.
Italy
The monumental cemetery of Milan (Cimitero Monumentale) is among the famous and iconic …
Greater attention is often paid to the causes of wars than to their aftermath. The Boston Tea Party of 1773 is immortalized in paintings, but the resettlement…
Known as the Renaissance's greatest sculptor, Michelangelo was often commissioned to apply his talents to other mediums such as painting and architecture.
In the late 1930s, the skies across Europe darkened as the world prepared for war. Beyond the efforts to save civilians in…
Over the summer, excavators at Pompeii made an insightful and critical discovery…
Mosaics adorned the floors, walls, and ceilings of public and domestic buildings. The best mosaics go beyond mere decoration; they are masterpieces of design and execution.
Although there are innumerable monuments and open archaeological areas across Rome, most of the ancient city still lies underneath the modern one, making it very difficult to get an overall sense of…
