
Emily Snow
Emily is an art historian and writer based in the high desert of her native Utah. In addition to writing about her favorite art historical topics, she covers daily art and archaeology news and hosts expert interviews for TheCollector. She holds an MA in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art with an emphasis in Aesthetic Movement art and science. She loves knitting, her calico cat, and everything Victorian.
Articles by Emily Snow

Who really built our world? These ancient peoples' innovations still steer cities, trade, and communication today.

The world's most-visited museums and why they dominate the rankings year after year: headline objects, encyclopedic scope, and visitor access.
The world's most-visited museums and why they dominate the rankings year after year: headline objects, encyclopedic scope, and visitor access.

From Julius II to Catherine the Great, these antiquities collectors helped define the classical canon and what we see on display today.
From Julius II to Catherine the Great, these antiquities collectors helped define the classical canon and what we see on display today.

The best history museums in the world hold treasures of pharaohs, emperors, and revolutionaries that shaped civilizations.
The best history museums in the world hold treasures of pharaohs, emperors, and revolutionaries that shaped civilizations.

From Paris to Tokyo, the world's best art museums hold treasures that shaped civilizations and still captivate millions across continents.
From Paris to Tokyo, the world's best art museums hold treasures that shaped civilizations and still captivate millions across continents.

From Vermeer’s iconic interiors to Rembrandt’s evocative self-portraits, these 17th-century artists defined and captured the Dutch Golden Age.

Here are some of the best sources for free historical and art images online, including museums, archives, libraries, and more.
Here are some of the best sources for free historical and art images online, including museums, archives, libraries, and more.

From a towering pyramid to a cliffside palace, these wonders of the Americas still puzzle archaeologists today.

The many faces of Achilles in art, from ancient vases to modern abstraction, reflect our enduring fascination with the Greek hero's story.
The many faces of Achilles in art, from ancient vases to modern abstraction, reflect our enduring fascination with the Greek hero's story.

Modern science shows that Napoleon’s Grand Army was crippled by deadly summer diseases that struck months before Moscow.

On every canvas, Renaissance artists like Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Van Eyck revealed hidden truths about a world in flux.
On every canvas, Renaissance artists like Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Van Eyck revealed hidden truths about a world in flux.

Julius Caesar’s double-wall strategy at Alesia turned certain defeat into victory, reshaping Roman history and military tactics.
Julius Caesar’s double-wall strategy at Alesia turned certain defeat into victory, reshaping Roman history and military tactics.