A fearsome predator? A fragile icon of impending extinction? What these arctic giants have stood for in...
Art
Communicating the diversity of the ancient Mediterranean. By Paula Gaither, Elisa McAtee, Kenneth Lapatin, and David Saunders...
What is iconography? And how do you use the iconographic method to analyze art? How to Do...
Cameras played a critical role in the quest for social equality for Black Americans in the post-slavery...
The Byzantines began creating portable mosaic icons by setting small tesserae into wax or resin on wood...
Of all the causes to which Galileo’s image has been applied, freedom of thought and expression is...
This quadrivium miniature has often been cited as evidence for the prescience of the Carolingian educational reforms....
The Byzantines also created art and architecture with no religious imagery and without explicit religious functions in...
The sixteen murals displayed within depict the life and traditions of the Kiowa people, a Plains Indian...
They were not seen by anyone except at the burial ceremony or perhaps briefly when another family...
There is a vibrancy in Minoan art which was not present in the contemporary East. Introduction The...
We see an artist attempting to represent the diverse ethnic makeup of the Spanish viceroyalty of New...
This wool cloth is now sometimes known as “cashmere” after the old English spelling of “Kashmir”. Introduction...
The Mỹ Sơn sanctuary was built by the Chams, who once dominated what is today southern Vietnam...
The Dutch occupied this city, as well as several others in Asia, for centuries. A Castle on...
In 1976, the exhibition Two Centuries of Black American Art, 1750 to 1950, curated by David Driskell,...
They followed a similar pattern of studying abroad for a few years and returning home to teach...
The map is organized on a grid—as was the actual city it represents. Introduction In 1581, an...
The Taíno remain central to understanding the history and the cultural diversity of the Caribbean. Taíno: Natives...
Exploring the Parthenon and its sculptural program from the perspective of gender. Introduction Few monuments can claim...
The dry conditions of Egypt helped preserve these delicate fabrics. What Is Coptic? The modern term “Copt”...
Pop Art was in its infancy, and the heroic period of the Post-war abstract painters and sculptors...
Many artists and critics debated whether photography belonged within the realm of art exhibited in galleries and...
The romantic, 20th-century interpretation of Turner’s unexhibited oil paintings has been that they represent his release from...
Who were the players and what was this Controversy all about? Introduction The “Iconoclastic Controversy” over religious...
It’s critical to revisit the cultural moment that gave rise to the elite-baiting, conspiracy-mongering turn of the...
The Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, established in 1648 oversaw – and held a monopoly over...
The Seattle Times described her “earthy sophistication and humor,” “highly expressive face,” and “mastery of words. By...
Islamic literature shows how Muslims used textual imagery to give a vivid picture of their prophet. Introduction...
A spate of political bombings in 1894 would lead to the so-called Trial of the Thirty in...