This painting, by the French artist Frédéric-Henri Schopin (1804-1880), depicts the destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii during the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius...
Balthild, a future wife and mother of kings, emerged from obscure origins in the early 7th century. Also called Balthilde, Bathild and Baldhild, she...
Thomas Godfrey’s Prince of Parthia has a complicated legacy. It is credited as being the first theatrical play written and performed by Americans. Yet,...
Govert Flinck (1615-1660) is attributed with painting this darkly-colored copy of an earlier artwork by Carel Fabritius (1622-1654). Both the original and the copy...
Mencius (4th and 3rd Century BCE Chinese Philosopher)
"Benevolence is the heart of man, and rightness his road."
From The Mencius (Book VI, Part A, section...
