Art History – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:29:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Art History – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 How to Craft an Idea Into The Work of Art? https://brewminate.com/how-to-craft-an-idea-into-the-work-of-art/ Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:18:50 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=164563 We all have ideas, but very few of them are actually executed. The most important step in the

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Warrior, Servant, Mother, Unifier: Roles of the Virgin Mary through the Centuries https://brewminate.com/warrior-servant-mother-unifier-roles-of-the-virgin-mary-through-the-centuries/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 17:00:39 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=161013 For nearly 2,000 years, the mother of Jesus has been viewed as an exemplar by different Christian groups.

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The ‘Black-Robed Regiment’: Clergy and the American Revolution https://brewminate.com/the-black-robed-regiment-clergy-and-the-american-revolution/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:03:22 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=160679 Did a black-robed regiment really exist during the American Revolution, or was it just a myth? The term

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Past and Present: The Connection between Literacy and History https://brewminate.com/past-and-present-the-connection-between-literacy-and-history/ Tue, 11 May 2021 18:06:50 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=153818 True content-area literacy in history requires students learn reading and writing strategies specific to history. Introduction “Do we just use

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The ‘Goat-Gland Doctor’: J.R. Brinkley and Medical Quackery in the Early 20th Century https://brewminate.com/the-goat-gland-doctor-j-r-brinkley-and-medical-quackery-in-the-early-20th-century/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:28:24 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=151934 Even though the medical community thoroughly discredited his methods, he was able to continue his activities for almost

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A Work in Progress: Middle Byzantine Mosaics in the Hagia Sophia https://brewminate.com/a-work-in-progress-middle-byzantine-mosaics-in-the-hagia-sophia/ Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:55:51 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=148383 These mosaics illustrate the ways Hagia Sophia became entangled in and responded to theological controversies and more. Introduction

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Lang Jingshan and Early Chinese Photography https://brewminate.com/lang-jingshan-and-early-chinese-photography/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:14:11 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=135534 Photography arrived in China from Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. Introduction Can a photograph be appreciated in the

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Saints in Medieval Christian Art https://brewminate.com/saints-in-medieval-christian-art/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:01:15 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=138481 The powers of saints were believed to extend to their images. By Dr. Wendy A. SteinResearch AssociateDepartment of

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Magical Uses of Imagery in Ancient and Medieval Byzantine Art https://brewminate.com/magical-uses-of-imagery-in-ancient-and-medieval-byzantine-art/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:00:09 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=138446 These images were sometimes augmented with texts that were used for protective or healing purposes. Introduction Christianity was

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American Scenes of Everyday Life, 1840–1910 https://brewminate.com/american-scenes-of-everyday-life-1840-1910/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:01:51 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=136205 Examining how representations of American life changed in art over the course of 70 years. Between the eve

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