The original inspiration for the now-ubiquitous equestrian statue, a classical bronze of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, was almost melted down and lost forever.

Tavares Strachan's “Enoch” was launched into space on December 3rd, 2018. It's the latest in a long line of artworks inspired by Egyptian canopic jars.

The landscape painter Thomas Cole celebrated the American landscape, but also expressed doubts about the limits of civilization.

The kimono that the world associates with Japan was actually created in the late-nineteenth century as a cultural identifier.