Elizabeth Lev

Pope Julius’s collection of sculptures rivaled that of the Medicis in Florence and inspired the Renaissance titans of ...

Every civilization loves the new year, a celebration of renewal. In the West, people make resolutions for self-improvement, ...

Nativity scenes reign supreme as the most charming image of Christmas. An assortment of figures from splendid kings ...

The most tragic sight imaginable is a mother who has lost a child. Witnessing such a thing, most ...

By the third century A.D., the Roman Empire had devolved into an amalgamation of jaded peoples, living with ...

Rome’s serene skies and stately buildings often serve to salve the wounds of its history. Layers of monuments ...

In the halcyon days before the pandemic, every day tens of thousands of visitors piled into the Vatican ...

Five hundred years ago, Michelangelo forced popes, princes, and prelates to crane their necks and gaze at heaven. ...

Art lovers can spot Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s trademark Madonnas from across a room. The Spanish painter’s ethereal, raven-haired, ...

When the Beatles crooned “All You Need Is Love” in 1967, they coined an anthem for the flower ...