Nativity with Saints Lorenzo and Francis of Assisi, the work by Caravaggio stolen in Palermo in 1969 Saturday, October 18, 1969, one of the most sensational thefts in the history of art took place in Palermo. The event took place inside the church of the Oratory of San Lorenzo, in the city c
Nordic sagas, legends and chronicles shape the image of women in the far North, completely different from what we know from sources relating to antiquity or the Middle Ages. Valkyries, giantesses, shield seals, fortune tellers - the fair sex played an extremely important role in Viking beliefs. Unti
Fiery red hair and a fair complexion are not unusual for people today, but in the Middle Ages, the unusual appearance was terrifying. This was the case with Kathrin Zimmermann, later renamed Trina Papisten. She aroused interest. When she moved to Słupsk and her husband died, she began to avoid peo
The climate between Armenia and Azerbaijan is tense, after the deadly clashes that broke out on Sunday (09/27) in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The international community expresses strong concern and fears of war between the two countries. Nagorno-Karabakh is a region of Azerbaijan that has broken