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History
Ottoman Art and Architecture
Together with Western Europe at the beginning of the 1st millenium AD, Anatolia and Central Asia emerged from a period …
Maintaining the World: Greek Gods – Part I
Whether or not one has a religious faith, we in the modern world are used to the idea of a …
Acragas (Agrigento) Valley Of Temples
Sitting imperiously on the top of Monte Camico in Sicily, Agrigento commands enviable views across the broad coastal plain towards …
A Journey through Spain’s Unique Gardens
If there is a word which could define Spain and the Spanish gardens, it would be diversity, without any doubt. …
The Albigensian Crusade: A War of Faith and Power in the South of France
In the medieval West, religion and society are one and the Catholic Church is omnipresent. From the 11th century, the …
Hereford Cathedral's Great Mappa Mundi
Created in 1300, Hereford Cathedral’s Mappa Mundi is Europe’s largest medieval map, placing Jerusalem at the centre of a richly imagined world.
The Crafts of Venice
By Em. Prof. Bernard Hoffert One of the most fascinating aspects of Venice is its rich craft tradition. The glories …
Constantine, The City of Bridges
Constantine, the city of bridges has been occupied at various times by the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Ottomans and French
Sardinia: Land of Fairies and Giants
Located in the Western Basin of the Mediterranean Sea, at the crossroad between Italy, France, Spain and North Africa, Sardinia …
Portugal: A Short History through Art & Architecture
Located in the extreme southwest of Europe, Portugal is a narrow rectangle of land, 560km long and 119 to 220km …
Lectures
Fresco Painting in the Veneto
Some of Italy’s most celebrated paintings were created using the ancient technique of fresco, of which a significant number are located in the Veneto.
Caravaggio in Sicily
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is one of art history’s most fascinating personalities: a painter of genius and a man possessed of a violent, mercurial temperament.
Everywhere the Glint of Gold
After its long awaited opening, the Grand Egyptian Museum is now open and for the first time all the treasures from Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb are on display together. In this lecture Lucia reveals many lesser-known but wonderful items.
From desert trails to ocean sails
The distinctive landscapes of Oman were shaped by the ancient trade routes that crossed them, conveying luxury goods such as spices, textiles and incense between Africa, Arabia and the wider world of the Indian Ocean.
Paintings in Stone
Between the 2nd and the 4th centuries CE, the mosaic workshops in the cities of the Roman Provinces of Africa (modern western Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco) excelled in the production of high quality coloured figurative and geometric pattern mosaics