The heart is a symbol of love, and it is also an endless source of inspiration for artistic creation. Let's make these lovely ...

No one knows where the heart symbol comes from. But we do know it's been in use since the time of the Romans. One theory is that it was simply a guess of what the human heart actually looked like.

But the heart hasn’t always just been a symbol of romance. Across cultures and centuries, the heart has been revered as the seat of the soul, a source of supernatural power and a vessel of identity.

“A heart is a symbol of love — a symbol of affection,” said Benjamin Zenou, Paloma’s sales manager. “And then you combine that with diamonds and the effect is an explosive cocktail.

From jewelry to emojis, the heart icon has symbolized love for centuries. Historian and Oxford professor Martin Kemp says it dates back to ancient and medieval times. "There's no nice linear ...