Art Histories of The World

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…
Lecce: The History of its Art
The first impression of Lecce is almost always one of stone. Not the cold, gray stone of northern fortresses, but a…
Bari: The History of its Art
The scent of salt and citrus drifts through the narrow alleys of Bari Vecchia, the city’s old quarter, where smooth, time-worn…
Tel Aviv: The History of its Art
The first art in the place that would one day become Tel Aviv was made long before the word “city” had…
Maryland: The History of its Art
Before the first brushstroke landed on a canvas in colonial Maryland, power was expressed in land grants, legal ink, and heraldic…
Budapest: The History of its Art
The earliest art of Budapest lies half-buried beneath layers of war, rebuilding, and shifting regimes, but its bones are remarkably intact.…
Madrid: The History of its Art
Madrid’s art history does not begin with kings or cathedrals, but with stone and fire—etched, daubed, and carved into the plateau…
Hiroshima: The History of its Art
The roots of Hiroshima’s artistic identity run deep into the soils of the Chūgoku region, long before the city itself took…
Auckland: The History of its Art
To enter Auckland’s art history honestly, one must begin before Auckland—before the name, before the plan, before the city existed in…
Alaska: The History of its Art
The first art of Alaska was not made to hang on walls or be admired in galleries, but to carry memory,…