Art Histories of The World

Dagestan: The History of its Art
The cliffs of Dagestan have held their silence for thousands of years, but the rocks themselves remember. On the high escarpments…
The History of Art in Rome
Before Rome was Rome, it was a land of shifting identities, ancient languages, and vibrant cultural exchanges. The story of Roman…
Geneva: The History of its Art
Long before Geneva became a Calvinist stronghold or a diplomatic enclave, it was a patch of lake-silt and glacial stone, inhabited…
Missouri: The History of its Art
The land that would become Missouri held beauty long before it bore a name. Centuries before statehood, or even the arrival…
North Dakota: The History of its Art
Long before the land we now call North Dakota was marked by railroads or fenced into townships, it was mapped in…
Hobart, Australia: The History of its Art
The earliest art made in Hobart was never meant for galleries. It arrived bundled in the toolkits of military engineers, naturalists,…
Korea: The History of its Art
The story of Korean art is one of endurance, elegance, and the delicate balancing act between continuity and change. Nestled between…
Arizona: The History of its Art
Some of the oldest surviving art in North America clings to the rock faces of Arizona’s canyons, lava fields, and desert…
Ghent: The History of its Art
The origins of Ghent’s artistic story begin long before the first churches rose above the Scheldt. They lie in damp riverbank…
Thessaloniki: The History of its Art
In Thessaloniki, art is not a matter of surfaces but of depths. To walk its streets is not merely to traverse…
The History of Lithuania’s Art
Long before Lithuania became a battleground of empires or a stronghold of Baroque splendor, it was home to one of Europe’s…
Armenia: The History of its Art
The first Armenian artworks were carved not in canvas or parchment, but in volcanic rock under open skies. High on the…