Bryan Dahl

Bryan Dahl is a writer and singer. He has sung for opera companies in Los Angeles, Chicago, and across Europe. His music reviews have featured artists from LA Opera and the San Diego Master Chorale. He currently lives in San Diego.

7 Wonders of the Ancient World: Lighthouse of Alexandria

This ancient lighthouse issued light into dark seas for 35 miles, guarded thousands of scrolls, and emphasized Hellenistic ...

History July 20, 2026
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The exact location of these mythical gardens may have eluded historians.

History July 10, 2026
Jean-Antoine Watteau and the Dawn of Rococo Painting

Watteau's paintings marked the birth of the rococo, capturing a changing France with elegance, romance, and emotional depth.

Fine Arts July 8, 2026
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

How Phidias defined the divine and outlasted empires.

History June 16, 2026
Facing the Infinite: How Caspar David Friedrich Turned Landscape Into a Spiritual Journey

By turning figures away from the viewer, Caspar David Friedrich transformed landscape painting into an immersive experience of ...

Fine Arts May 31, 2026
Vermeer’s Elusive Pearl Earring

Vermeer’s 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' has captivated audiences for centuries, but the identity of its subject remains ...

Fine Arts May 2, 2026
Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’: A Masterpiece Shrouded in Scandal

How Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” survived damage and centuries of debate to emerge as one of art history’s ...

Fine Arts April 14, 2026
Diego Velázquez: Painting the Essence of Nobility

Velázquez was driven in every aspect of his personal and professional life by a calling to elevate and ...

Fine Arts April 7, 2026
How Rubens Ended a War With a Painting

A brilliant baroque painter and deft diplomat, Peter Paul Rubens helped restore art and ease tensions in a ...

Fine Arts March 30, 2026
Avenging Artemisia: Heroine of Baroque Masters

Artemisia Gentileschi rose to become one of the most powerful painters of the baroque era.

Fine Arts March 17, 2026
Dürer’s Renaissance and the Prolific Printing Press

Preferring creating prints to painting, Dürer propelled the Northern Renaissance by sharing ideas from rediscovered ancients with his ...

Fine Arts March 8, 2026
Raphael’s Defining Madonna

More than its iconic cherubs, Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna” is a masterwork of perspective, prophecy, and Renaissance idealism.

Fine Arts January 27, 2026
Revealing Michelangelo’s True Colors

The restoration work on the Sistine Chapel revealed not only hidden hues in the frescoes but also information ...

Fine Arts January 10, 2026
Decoding Da Vinci, Humanizing Leonardo

In this installment of ‘Profile of the Artist,’ we meet Leonardo da Vinci, the genius and perfectionist.

History December 17, 2025
Pearl Harbor Through the Eyes of a Navy Salvage Diver

After the attack that fateful day in December, divers immediately set out to retrieve the sailors who had ...

Arts & Culture December 6, 2025
Botticelli’s Art Swayed by a Beauty and a Monk

In the first installment of ‘Profile of the Artist,’ we are introduced to Sandro Botticelli, who was inspired ...

History November 20, 2025
The Hiroshima Peace Ceremony

On the 80th anniversary of the bombing, the city calls for an end to the devastation that war ...

History October 27, 2025
Ram’s Bridge: Natural or Man-Made?

A land mass in Palk Bay between India and Sri Lanka invites questions with few answers in the ...

History October 18, 2025
Philippa of England: The Princess Wore White

Scandinavia loved the English princess who defended their lands from invaders and sought the solace of a Swedish ...

History October 1, 2025
Mark Your Calendars for Wagner’s ‘The Ring of the Nibelung’

Next year celebrates the 150th anniversary of opera's most epic masterpiece.

Performing Arts September 15, 2025