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In his famous Pesaro Madonna altarpiece, Titian modeled the Virgin Mary from his beloved wife Cecilia.
Donatello and Filippo Brunelleschi were pioneers in the study of Roman art, which had been unjustly forgotten during the Middle Ages.
As Christmas approaches, let us take a moment to remember eight literary characters who have become integral to our annual traditions.
Alexander Pushkin, a Russian writer and poet, is regarded as the founder of a new literary Russian language, artistically capturing the complex nature of Russian society.
Familiar stories take on new meanings when translated to the screen, and none more so than the Christmas films that shape the holidays.
Christmas poems varied in sentiment throughout the 1800s. From joyous to heartbreaking, these poems have been treasured ever since.
The festive short story The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, published in 1905, remains one of the most beloved Christmas stories of all time.
Performed for the first time in Vienna in 1786, Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro seemed to foreshadow the imminent French Revolution.