It is easy to minimize the importance of symbols in culture. Art tends to focus on existential symbolism, leap-frogging over the ways in which we interpret symbols constantly, in the form of letters, ...

In late 19th century Paris an artistic movement to explore the mystical, from incubi to chimeras and femininity to saints as well as an assortment of mythological creatures was on the rise. What first ...

LEOMINSTER — Spend a fall evening at the Leominster Public Library taking a virtual tour chronicling the art, history, and symbolism of New England burial grounds with a trio of cemetery historians ...

Animals have a longstanding relationship with the fine and decorative arts. From claw-footed Chippendale furniture to William Wegman's photographs of Weimaranars, animals have attracted and encouraged ...

The ibex is far from a humble mountain goat—it’s one of history’s most enduring artistic symbols. So prolific is its presence in prehistoric art, in fact, that a new study suggests the animal held ...

PORTSMOUTH — The New Hampshire Art Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Andrew Laurie Stangel, Professor of Art History at the UNH, will be giving an illustrated lecture on some of the major ...

“Witchcraft” offers a deep dive into the many facets of a centuries-old tradition in the Western world, weaving more than 400 classic and contemporary artworks with essays and interviews by what ...

The injunction of a group show centered around the multivalent flower is to wander the field and pluck what suits you. Left: Gabriella Hirst, "How to Make A Bomb" (2015–ongoing), digital print ...

From prehistoric rock art to Beyoncé's pregnancy photographs, symbolism and art are a key aspect of human behavior and have been since the very beginning—but how it evolved has so far mystified ...

Is Michelangelo’s David the new Pepe the Frog? For months, posters featuring heroic black-and-white close-ups of classical sculpture, including the David, have been popping up at college campuses ...