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Assyrian -Australian sculpture and painter Lewis Batros started a new initiative, teaching Diqlat Assyrian school students the art of painting. He aims at expanding the idea to other Assyrian schools.
In his new book, Eckart Frahm describes the rise of Assyria from a peaceful city-state to a combative imperial power.
The relief, found on a wall panel in the underground complex, shows the integration of Neo-Assyrian culture into the Aramaic culture of Iron Age Turkey.
A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.
Susanna and the Elders, painted by Artemisia Gentileschi in the late 1630s, was commissioned by a queen — but it was later lost. It's now back on display, after being restored.
Nine Must-See Art Exhibitions to Catch in Philadelphia This Spring With Assyrian artifacts, contemporary Chinese art, controversy-inciting works by Cézanne and more, these standout shows channel ...
Assyrian art stays 'home' This is first significant discovery of known Sennacherib-era reliefs since Austen Henry Layard excavated the Southwest Palace in the mid-19th century.
After a long-forgotten painting of Hercules and Omphale was punctured during the 2020 explosion in Beirut, it has been painstakingly restored over more than three years — and is now on show at ...
While the panel features gods worshipped locally, they are depicted with traits typically found in Assyrian art such as the style of beards and of the muscles in Hadad’s arms.
(Attraction Art/Adobe Stock) The parents of an Assyrian woman named Zizizi were furious. Like many of their neighbors’ children, their daughter had dutifully wed an Assyrian merchant.
A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.