We humans have always had a fascination with the circle. We experience it throughout nature—in the spiral of the Milky Way, the orbiting planets, and the cycles of life itself. As children, we also ...

The mandala is one of the most memorable and visually stimulating symbols of Tibetan Buddhism. The sacred works of art are created by Tibetan monks to serve as an artistic representation of the ...

Balzac was the supreme example of this shift. His vast work La Comédie Humaine (1829-48) was made up of nearly 100 ...