Art history is full of prodigies and genius’ and while their achievements may have been great and their art may have been revolutionary,...

Organisations like the Monuments Men were tasked with finding and returning artworks and artefacts stolen by invading Nazi forces during...

It is no secret that artists find inspiration in the trials and tribulations of their lives, and while this is true throughout history, contemporary artists, for better or worse, undertake the tiresome task of explaining their work themselves whereas such a task must be done for historical artists by intellectuals who combine chronological research with their analysis of artworks in an effort to provide a complete exegesis. It is not uncommon to see similar experiences surrou

Tangible cultural heritage is crucial to knowledge and belief systems for both individuals and wider societies or nations. For this reason, it is often among the first to be targeted during times of conflict by aggressors who aim to loot objects for their monetary value, in which case they are either divvied up among soldiers as payment or later sold in the hopes of recovering some of their conflict-related expenses. More common, however, is that the aggressors target such ob