the Aztec god of art, games, beauty, dance and maize (among others). The museum offers a look at how tradition, culture and life were formed in all regions of Mexico, and it also educates visitors ...
It wasn't until 1978 that the temple dedicated to the Aztec gods Huitzilopochtli and Tláloc (gods of war and water) was unearthed in the heart of Mexico City. Today, the area remains an active ...
Giving shape and form to the divine also happens to be the focus of “Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs, and Peoples,” an ongoing exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas.
In the 18th century, the pioneering German art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann declared the sculpture “the highest ideal of art among the works of antiquity that have escaped its ...
Fresh salt air. We could learn to preserve what matters most to people. By Michael Kimmelman The new director of Art Basel Miami Beach comes from the gallery world. As the art market contracts ...
From Apollo to Zeus, the 12 Olympian gods and goddesses are the most powerful deities in the pantheon of ancient Greek mythology and religion. The Greek gods — and the Roman gods they inspired — ...