The location of towns and cities in ancient Egypt was dictated by two principal factors. By Dr. Steven...
Art History
Clay model of a first century Roman War Ship / Museum of Sparta The story of modeled ships...
Potters began to enrich vases in the Geometric Period with depictions of people, animals, ships, and more....
Wellcome Library, Creative Commons A tattoo is defined as an indelible mark fixed upon the body by...
The Exchange of Arrows Between Death and Cupid, ca. 1665–1701, Pierre Landry (publisher). Engraving. The Getty Research...
The illustrations in medieval herbals are beautiful and mysterious. But if you know how to read them,...
The temple of Hathor and Nefertari, also known as the Small Temple, dedicated to the goddess Hathor and...
Bull-leaping fresco from the east wing of the palace of Knossos (reconstructed), c. 1400 B.C.E., fresco, 78...
Bull’s head rhyton from the palace at Knossos, c. 1550-1500 B.C.E., black steatite, jasper, and mother-of-pearl, 26...
Ruins of ancient Thebes A team of four men could produce 3,000 mudbricks per day. By Dr. Steven Snape...
This new attribution creates a benchmark for the late-medieval artist’s oeuvre, against which other works can now...
Conservator William Shelley and preparator Rita Gomez of the Getty Museum oversee the sculpture’s safe arrival in...
Wellcome Collection, Creative Commons An exquisite treasury of illustrations and objects, the Ayurvedic Man picture book presents a visual history...
“Anthony: What Is the Point of All This? The Devil: There Is No Point!”, by Odilon Redon...
Tympanum depicting the “Last Judgment” from the Saint-Lazare Cathedral, Autun, France. c. 1120-1130 or c. 1130-1145. Base...
The grandeur that early European explorers had come to expect in royal building programs seems to have been...
Whether drawing for official purposes or for pleasure, soldier-artists contributed a rich source to the visual imagery...
Some exciting recipes from the first cookbooks printed in Indian languages. The cuisines detailed within these books...
There were distinct differences between city and village (country) life, each with its own unique advantages and...
A restorer removes mortar on a mosaic in Tipasa, Algeria. Image courtesy the Conservation and Restoration Workshop of the...
Analyzing how the theme of the painting, a story of miscommunication and disorder, resonated with the challenges...
Berenice Abbott “I am an American, who, after eight years of residence in Europe, came back to...
The admiration of these two former presidents has risen to the level of a posthumous apotheosis in...
The Apotheosis of Washington by Constantino Brumidi, 1865 / United States Capitol rotunda, Wikimedia Commons The Apotheosis of Washington depicts George...
Attributed to Albrecht Dürer, woodcut illustration for Chapter 85, “Not Providing for Death” At the start of...
Venus of Urbino, 1538, Titian. Oil on canvas, 47 in x 65 in. Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi....
The East India Company produced thousands of views that helped to consolidate its authority over much of...
From hunting rare bugs to harvesting the world’s most expensive plant parts, conservator Cheryl Porter will try...
Why, in many representations, do we see Moses with horns? Lecture by Dr. Thomas Römer / 02.05.2009 Professor of Biblical...
By Tom van der Molen PhD Candidate in Art History Radboud University Nijmegen “Ik kan het niet...