Art History

The Sound of an Aztec ‘Death Whistle’

The Sound of an Aztec ‘Death Whistle’

January 22, 2017

12.02.2014 The Aztec death whistle produces a sound so horrifying, it will chill you to the bone. Described...

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The Nasca Geoglyphs

The Nasca Geoglyphs

January 22, 2017

Hummigbird, Nasca Geoglyph, over 300 feet in length, formed approximately 2000 years ago (photo: Diego Delso) By...

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Timgad and Leptis Magna: Roman Art and Architecture in Northern Africa

Timgad and Leptis Magna: Roman Art and Architecture in Northern Africa

January 22, 2017

Roman Theatre at Leptis Magna / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana Kleiner / 04.02.2009 Dunham Professor,...

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Bigger Is Better: The Baths of Caracalla and Other Second- and Third-Century Buildings in Rome

Bigger Is Better: The Baths of Caracalla and Other Second- and Third-Century Buildings in Rome

January 21, 2017

Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner...

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The Roman Way of Life and Death at Ostia, the Port of Rome

The Roman Way of Life and Death at Ostia, the Port of Rome

January 20, 2017

Ruins of Ostia / Dreamstime, Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 03.26.2009 Dunham Professor, History...

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Architecture from the Ancient to Medieval Worlds: Culture and Space

Architecture from the Ancient to Medieval Worlds: Culture and Space

January 19, 2017

Pyramids of Giza, Egypt / Begun c.2560 BCE, Fourth Dynasty By Dr. Mark Damen / 07.25.2015 Professor...

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The Vases of Sir John Beazley

The Vases of Sir John Beazley

January 19, 2017

Athenian black-gloss drinking cup (bolsal), about 400 B.C. Terracotta, 11 in. diam. The J. Paul Getty Museum,...

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Rome and a Villa: Hadrian’s Pantheon and Tivoli Retreat

Rome and a Villa: Hadrian’s Pantheon and Tivoli Retreat

January 19, 2017

By Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 03.24.2009 Dunham Professor, History of Art and Classics Yale University The...

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The Hadrianic Tondi on the Arch of Constantine

The Hadrianic Tondi on the Arch of Constantine

January 18, 2017

The North side of the Arch of Constantine, Rome. By Carole Raddato / 08.18.2016 Historian All photos...

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The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan

The Mother of All Forums: Civic Architecture in Rome under Trajan

January 18, 2017

Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 03.05.2009 Dunham Professor, History of Art and Classics Yale University...

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Discovering the Roman Provinces

Discovering the Roman Provinces

January 17, 2017

The dining room (triclinium) of Herod’s Third Palace at Jericho with impressions of the stone inlays in...

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Human-Made Divine on the Palatine Hill

Human-Made Divine on the Palatine Hill

January 16, 2017

Arch of Titus, c.81 A.D. / Palatine Hill, Rome Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E Kleiner / 02.24.2009...

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The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome

The Colosseum and Contemporary Architecture in Rome

January 15, 2017

Colosseum, Rome / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 02.19.2009 Dunham Professor, History of...

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The Julio-Claudian Architectural Legacy

The Julio-Claudian Architectural Legacy

January 14, 2017

Nero’s Domus Aureau, Rome, 64-68 CE / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 02.17.2009...

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The Furietti Centaurs from Hadrian’s Villa

The Furietti Centaurs from Hadrian’s Villa

January 14, 2017

The Old Centaur, Hadrianic grey-black marble sculpture of a centaur based on Hellenistic models. By Carole Raddato...

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The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus: The ‘Zeus’ of Rome, King of the Gods

The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus: The ‘Zeus’ of Rome, King of the Gods

January 13, 2017

Reconstruction (courtesy Dr. Bernard Frischer, Rome Reborn), Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus) Rome,...

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Accessing Afterlife: Tombs of Roman Aristocrats, Freedmen, and Slaves

Accessing Afterlife: Tombs of Roman Aristocrats, Freedmen, and Slaves

January 13, 2017

Tombs on the Appian Way, Rome / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 02.12.2009...

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Edme Bouchardon’s Pocket-Sized Masterpieces

Edme Bouchardon’s Pocket-Sized Masterpieces

January 12, 2017

Self-Portrait, about 1730, Edme Bouchardon (French, 1698–1762). Red chalk, 19.8 x 13.5 cm. The Morgan Library &...

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From Brick to Marble: Augustus Assembles Rome

From Brick to Marble: Augustus Assembles Rome

January 12, 2017

Forum of Augustus, 42 BCE, Rome / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 02.10.2009...

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Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls

Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls

January 11, 2017

Via dell’ Abbondanza, Pompeii / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 02.05.2009 Dunham Professor,...

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Expressionism: An Introduction

Expressionism: An Introduction

January 10, 2017

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Reclining Nude in Front of Mirror, 1909-1910, oil on canvas, 83.3 x 95.5 cm (Brücke-Museum,...

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Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration

Habitats at Herculaneum and Early Roman Interior Decoration

January 10, 2017

Ruins of Herculaneum / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 01.29.2009 Dunham Professor, History...

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Lifestyles of the Roman Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii

Lifestyles of the Roman Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii

January 9, 2017

Via dell’ Abbondanza, Pompeii / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 01.27.2009 Dunham Professor,...

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The Art of the Shahnama

The Art of the Shahnama

January 9, 2017

Whole page left, and detail, right: Sultan Muhammad, The Court of Gayumars, c.1522, 47 x 32 cm,...

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Why Aren’t People Eating in Medieval Depictions of Feasts?

Why Aren’t People Eating in Medieval Depictions of Feasts?

January 9, 2017

By Christine Sciacca / 11.23.2015 Curator of Manuscripts J. Paul Getty Museum When most people think of...

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The Roman Baetica Route: Its Path and Mosaics

The Roman Baetica Route: Its Path and Mosaics

January 7, 2017

By Carole Raddato / 03.13.2016 Historian On a recent trip to Southern Spain, I travelled along the...

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Illustrating a Renaissance Cookbook: Bartolomeo Scappi, First Celebrity Chef

Illustrating a Renaissance Cookbook: Bartolomeo Scappi, First Celebrity Chef

January 7, 2017

By Dr. Deborah L. Krohn / 03.02.2016 Associate Professor of Art History Director of Masters Studies Coordinator...

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Nuragic Architecture at Su Nuraxi Barumini, Sardinia

Nuragic Architecture at Su Nuraxi Barumini, Sardinia

January 6, 2017

By Dr. Jeffrey A. Becker / 12.28.2016 Mediterranean Archaeologist Sardinia The island of Sardinia is the second...

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When is a Table Not a Table?

When is a Table Not a Table?

January 6, 2017

How could this unusual object be a table? By Tristan Bravinder / 08.29.2016 Social Media Producer Getty...

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Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, 79 CE

Civic Life Interrupted: Nightmare and Destiny on August 24, 79 CE

January 6, 2017

House of Cuspius Pansa, Pompeii / Wikimedia Commons Lecture by Dr. Diana E.E. Kleiner / 01.22.2009 Dunham...

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