Have you ever wondered why we observe America’s birthday on July 4? Sure, the Declaration of Independence was famously ...

A document beginning, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident,’ meaning obvious, kindles something new: the American spirit.

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Ridley Scott's go-to production designer Arthur Max wants him to do a 'New York City-Based Gangster Movie' next.

“Gladiator II” production designer Arthur Max is no stranger to working with costume designer Janty Yates. Over the years, they have worked on a dozen movies together, going all the way back ...

Although the “Roman salute” was a later fabrication of ancient history perpetuated by art, film, and fascists, the use of the Roman Empire as a metonymic warrant for unbridled imperialism is ...

Jean-Léon Gérôme pioneered Orientalism in art in a way that can still be felt—and seen—today. Museum show in Doha traces that legacy.

Paintings like The Snake Charmer or The Black Bard are recognised by millions around the world, but few will instinctually attribute them to Orientalist painter Jean-Leon Gerome. Though not as famous ...

Famously, of course, Impressionism was not greeted with love at the outset. In 1874, the first Impressionist exhibition was ...

Inspired by Scott's love of the 1872 Jean-Léon Gérôme painting Pollice Verso (a.k.a Thumbs Down), Gladiator stars Crowe as Maximus, a Roman general who is exiled by Phoenix's Commodus after a power ...