On this date 444 years ago, the Holy League defeated the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto, a Greek town in the Gulf of Corinth, halting the Muslim incursion into Christian Europe from the ...
formerly called the Gulf of Lepanto, after an old fortified city that rose up from the sea. A gigantic fleet advanced slowly, with the south wind at its back. About 270 galleys and a massive ...
Apricale also has a vibrant art scene, with several arts and crafts shops dotting ... 1593 – commemorates the victory of ...
At the Ayala Museum and the Ateneo Art Gallery, these two sides of him are explored ... Mr. Zóbel’s 1964 painted dialogue with Juan Luna’s 1884 masterpiece Battle of Lepanto. The gigantic work ...
The battle that ensued is known historically as the Battle of the Bulge. The courage and fortitude of the American Soldier was tested against great adversity. Nevertheless, the quality of his ...
The great battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7th 1571. For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573 Pope Pius V instituted the feast in thanksgiving for ...
Can a step back be the best way forward, at times? This week’s podcast tells you how. Still in doubt? Ask those in love and in war, whether a ‘pyrrhic victory’ is worth it or not. But what ...
Bannockburn. If there is a fact every Scot knows, it is who won the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314; although it did not bring outright victory in the war, which lay 14 years in the future and would ...
The confluence of visual art, money, and ethics is an unwieldy topic, but Spence takes it on in Battle for the Museum: Cultural Institutions in Crisis. Its nearly 200 pages are tightly packed with ...
The concept art of The Marvels' final climatic battle shows a completely different sequence than the theatrical version. On social media platform X, concept artist Lixin Yin showed off keyframes ...
Glenn Brown with his piece Battle of Wellington, which won the Supreme Award at the Feilding and District Art Society’s 2024 Art Awards. Photo / Eris Newson Gisborne artist Glenn Brown has won ...