A about love, art, gender, autonomy, and the human condition. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The...
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It represents a fusion of art, science, and engineering. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Leonardo da...
Watteau’s patrons saw no condemnation of their lifestyle in his work. By Dr. Meredith MartinProfessor of Art...
Ancient propaganda was designed to mediate authority, identity, and belief. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Definition...
The roots of image manipulation can be traced back to the earliest days of photography in the...
Humans are visual creatures—always have been, always will be. Long before Instagram or Snapchat, our ancestors were...
Women have dealt with gatekeeping of their body parts and pleasure for centuries. By Dr. Helen KingProfessor...
Indigenous nomenclature generally categorized plants according to their culinary, medicinal, or religious uses. By Dr. Joanna PageProfessor of...
A quattrocento marvel, at once a story of lost love and a fever dream of antiquity. This...
Exploring the biography of this elusive figure, whose savant-like qualities inspired later scholars. By Dr. Kirsten TamblingFreelance...
Iran offers an incredible variety of archaeological and cultural wonders. Introduction Iran, or Persia as it was formerly known,...
Jeong Sanggi deserves a place of honor within the pantheon of great cartographers. Introduction Dongguk Daejido, or...
Sport is a very similar type of action to religious ritual. Ritual is a category of action...
Portraits were a major element of Roman material culture. By Dr. Austen Leigh LaRoccaProfessor of Art HistoryUniversity...
Elements of central African syncretic religions were brought to other places. Introduction A watercolor painted around 1750...
In an account written in 1960, Lange describes her interaction with the central figure of the photograph....
Morris had a talent for design, creating items such as furniture and manuscripts in a medieval style....
Visual material as evidence of messages intended and of messages received. Introduction The real influence of the...
The figure of the fool from the medieval era. By Julia BinswangerFreelance Journalist and Audio Producer While...
The nineteenth century was the century of color. By Dr. Grace LindenArt Historian and Writer This article,...
The Cyclades’ natural resources enabled their inhabitants to make marble sculptures. Consequences of Collecting In the early...
Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Journeying through this 18th-century engraver-architect’s paper worlds. This article, A Paper Archaeology: Piranesi’s Ruinous...
He was a man of insatiable curiosity and a hallmark of modern multidisciplinarity. By Dr. José VioscaSpanish...
Most medieval scribes gathered together as they copied. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction A manuscript culture is...
Icons, frescoes, prints, and sculptures. By Anne WallentineWriter, Editor, and Creative Director Some of my earliest memories...
A chilling melancholia. By Dr. Amin AlsadenCurator, Scholar, and Educator Introduction Many lived on the margins in...
The father of Chicano photography. By Dr. Rebecca (Becky) SenfChief Curator, Center for Creative PhotographyUniversity of Arizona...
Notions of self or personhood. Introduction From the portraits of Benin kings and queens to the busts of Roman patricians, the history...
Colonial Cuban society in 1850. By Dr. Tamara DÃaz CalcañoProfessor of Art History & HumanitiesUniversidad de Puerto...
Celtic symbols, Greek battles, and Roman cityscapes. By Dr. Kimberly CassibryAssociate Professor of ArtWellesley College Introduction When...