Archaeologists close in on Queen Nefertiti tomb behind walls of King Tut burial site
Archaeologists have spent a decade searching for Nefertiti’s tomb – and the answer may have been hiding in plain sight all along. Queen Nefertiti We may be closer than ever to solving the 3300-year-old mystery of ancient Egypt’s lost heretic queen. The world was instantly infatuated when Nefertiti’s face was brought to light in 1912. The pale limestone-stucco bust was stunningly beautiful. You can’t have missed her. Her exquisite features have appeared on the cover of thousan
LA Art Show 2023
We spent a couple of lovely days at the LA Art Show last week.
A Dürer Drawing for $30?
A Massachusetts Man Bought a Drawing for $30 at an Estate Sale. It May Be an Authentic Dürer Worth $50 Million The artwork is on view now...
Asian Art at Cuyamaca College, Summer 2018
I will be teaching a semester-length Asian Art class at Cuyamaca College this summer. This class is fully online. Start: June 11, 2018...
Orlando Furioso turning 500
FERRARA, Italy — This city, once presided over by the Este dynasty, became one of the most brilliant of all the European courts and...
Ambrogio Lorenzetti's "Bad Government"
Who are the figures next to the throne of Tyranny in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Allegory of Bad Government? On the wall opposite the Effects...
Neolithic figurine, over 7,000 years old, unearthed at Turkey’s Çatal Höyük
Archaeologists at Turkey's neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in central Anatolia have unearthed a "unique" complete female figurine, The...
Ambrogio Lorenzetti's "Bad Government"
Who are the figures next to the throne of Tyranny in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Allegory of Bad Government? On the wall opposite the Effects...
Watteau's Surprise
An 18th-century masterpiece long presumed to have been destroyed has been found languishing in the corner of an English country house. ...