Almost as long as I’ve loved art, I’ve loved history. It is intriguing how the two are tied so deeply together. Many works of art exist because of, or have survived due to, a connection with history. Some pieces of art are no longer, but their history causes them to be remembered. From The Ark Of The Covenant, to Solomon’s Temple, they are prominent in our minds, though we never saw them. Other works of art, such as the majority of the portrait galleries of the world’s countries were inspired by, and survived due to their history. Either way, art and history are cousins if not brothers. Today my focus…