For the First Time Ever, the Rijksmuseum Will Hang Works by Female Dutch Masters in Its Most Prestigious Gallery

Gesina ter Borch, Memorieportret van Moses ter Borch, Gerard ter Borch (II). Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The museum is launching a research project to uncover forgotten women's histories at the museum. At the heart of the Rijksmuseum Museum is a central corridor on the top floor with elaborately painted vaulted ceilings. In this Gallery of Honor, as it’s... Continue Reading →

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How Renaissance Artists Brought Pornography to the Masses

Enea Vico, Venus and Mars Embracing as Vulcan Works at His Forge, 1543. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Almost immediately after the introduction of any major technological advancement, humans inevitably end up employing it for porn. “Sometimes the erotic has been a force driving technological innovation,” John Tierney penned in 1994, the early days of the World... Continue Reading →

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Pompeii Archaeologists Have Unearthed the ‘Lamborghini’ of Chariots, Used to Chauffeur the Elite During Ancient Festivals

Erotic scenes of satyrs and nymphs adorn the chariot. Experts at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii working on the chariot unearthed at the Civita Giuliana. Photo Luigi Spina, courtesy Archaeological Park of Pompeii. An excavation just north of Pompeii has unearthed a large and almost entirely intact ceremonial chariot. The find is unique in the... Continue Reading →

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Nemrut – The Mountain Tomb

Nemrut is a mountain in the Taurus Mountain range that separates the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau in southern Turkey. In 62 BC, King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene constructed a tomb-sanctuary on the summit of the mountain, at an elevation of 2,134 metres. Antiochus I Theos of Commagene was the King... Continue Reading →

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Ritual Dance from Pitsa Cave

Ritual dance. Painting on wood panel (L. 31.6 cm, w. 14 cm), from Pitsa Cave, second half of the 6th c. B.C., National Archaeological Museum, Athens, inv. 16467. Detail of the female figures in raking light. c G. Verri.

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Colors of the Moon

Colors of the MoonImage Credit & Copyright: Marcella Giulia Pace Explanation: What color is the Moon? It depends on the night. Outside of the Earth's atmosphere, the dark Moon, which shines by reflected sunlight, appears a magnificently brown-tinged gray. Viewed from inside the Earth's atmosphere, though, the moon can appear quite different. The featured image highlights a collection of apparent colors... Continue Reading →

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