By Dr. Benjamin Anderson Assistant Professor of Art History Cornell University Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 57...
Art History
Judith Leyster, Man Offering Money to a Woman (The Proposition), 1631, oil on panel, 11-3/8 × 9-1/2 inches...
By Dr. Rachael Thyrza Sparks / 12.18.2013 Professor of Archaeology University College London Introduction A review of...
Baroque guitar with new gut strings, detail of bridge. / University of Edingburgh By Dr. Júlio Ribeiro...
Fragmentary stele bearing the inscription “Ur-Nanshe, son of Gunidu, to Ningirsu” / Louvre Museum, Paris By...
Early Writing Tablet recording the allocation of beer, 3100-3000 B.C.E, Late Prehistoric period, clay, probably from...
16th-Century Spanish guitar / Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix By Dr. Júlio Ribeiro Alves / 12.2015 Professor of...
The author of a manuscript at his writing desk. From the Roman de la Rose, 14th century...
Sir Denis Mahon at his desk, 2010. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland, Sir Denis Mahon...
By Dr. Sarah E. Jackson / 12.18.2013 Associate Professor of Anthropology University of Cincinnati Introduction Writing as...
Khabur south of Al-Hasakah / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Rafał Koli´nski / 04.01.2014 Professor of Archaeology Adam...
Figure 1: Khipu demonstrates repeating colour sequence. 64-19-1-1-6-2 of the Musée de l’Homme (now in Musée du...
“Emperor Akbar on an elephant hunt,” Basawan and Chetar, illustrations from the Akbarnama, c. 1586-89, Mughal Empire,...
By Dr. Christina Tsouparopoulou / 08.28.2015 Professor of Archaeology University of Heidelberg Introduction This article discusses the...
Clay with textile impressions from Dolni Vestonice, 29,000 to 22,000 years ago. / Wikimedia Commons By Dr....
Giacomo Balla, Street Light, c. 1910-11 (dated 1909), oil on canvas, 174.7 x 114.7 cm (The Museum...
Monumental Arch, Nicholas Hanhart after Emily Anne Beaufort Smythe, Viscountess Strangford. Color lithograph. 3.9 x 6.4 in....
By Carole Raddato / 04.29.2014 Historian Art has always been an important part of human existence. Over...
Pyramid of Kheops, Egypt / Wikimedia Commons By Jennifer Sarathy and Amy Raffel / 01.16.2016 PhD Candidates...
By Guity Novin / 03.23.2014 Graphic Designer, Artist During the 19th century many artists looked at their...
A 19th-century tattoo from the collection that once belonged to the late Dr. Nicolae Minovici, a famous...
Reconstruction of the inner peristyle of the House of the Vettii in Pompeii. The original garden would have...
Dear Bill Gates, 1999, Allan Sekula. Photograph. The Getty Research Institute, 2016.M.22. © Allan Sekula Studio LLC....
Judaism: An Introduction By Dr. Jessica Hammerman (left) and Dr. Shaina Hammerman (right) / 08.08.2015 Jessica...
Viewing the Bayeux tapestry at the Bayeux Museum; Bayeux tapestry, c. 1070, embroidered wool on linen, 20...
Danaë, 1621–23, Orazio Gentileschi. Oil on canvas, 63 5/8 x 89 1/4 in. The J. Paul Getty...
Temple of Baalshamin, 1st century C.E. / Photo by Verity Cridland, Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Jeffrey A....
Veda Performance at TACO Diwali, 2016 / YouTube Screen Capture By Dr. Christian Lee Novetzke / 10.01.2015...
Megaron at Pylos / Photo by University of North Carolina By Dr. Jeremy B. Rutter Professor Emeritus...
London Fog / From James Buntag, Twitter Lecture by Dr. Christine Corton at the Museum of London...