In 1893 and 1894 French archaeologists uncovered two extremely similar kouroi while excavating the sanctuary of Apollo...
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Zapata fought with guns. Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros fought with their own...
Photography arrived in China from Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. Introduction Can a photograph be appreciated in...
In the general order of their appearance, there are: seal script, clerical script, cursive script, running script,...
Some of the most popular examples from Western culture originated in the Classical myths of Ancient Greece...
In an overwhelming and crowded composition, Rivera represents pivotal scenes from the history of the modern nation-state....
The European invasion and colonization of the Americas was launched in 1492 from Hispaniola. Introduction In the...
This cut-and-paste aesthetic was wholly embraced by Berlin Dada as a form of political and social critique....
The theme of Salome is one that Moreau returned to time and again. Salome dancing before Herod,...
After the revolution, one of the ways the French government seized assets, property, and art collections. Introduction...
How early burial customs and practices could not only reflect someone’s ambition, but also elevate their status....
A close look at the flowers, fruits, seedpods, insects, and other small creatures in a 16th-century manuscript....
Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest extent, celebrating his victories with this monumental column. The...
Safavid art and architecture reflected the adoption of a Shi’a identity. Introduction to the Safavid Dynasty: Rise...
Alexander J. Davis was America’s greatest architect of the mid-nineteenth century. America’s greatest architect of the mid-nineteenth...
He embodied the ideal of sprezzatura (the appearance of nonchalant effortlessness in his creative process). Introduction Raffaello...
He was mythologized by followers, emulated by artists, celebrated by humanists, and patronized by a total of...
We know a lot about the Mycenaeans because they left written records which can be read. Introduction...
The Bronze Age history of the island is one of development, increasing influence, and eventual destruction. Introduction...
It was perhaps inevitable that the distinction between original and copy became blurred in the Renaissance art...
These expensive commodities were one of the major assets of a workshop. Introduction There were three principal painting...
They were places where ideas were experimented with and where new trends could be studied, discussed, and...
Ideas were transmitted across Europe as scholars published their own works, commentaries on ancient texts, and criticism...
Not every artist in Renaissance and Baroque Rome had access to ancient Greek and Roman statues. Early...
It was a focus for tourists and artists and a watershed of inspiration throughout the Western world....
A new book explores the photographer’s dedication to feminism and civil rights in the early 20th century....
Exploring forms of image making which pushed the boundaries of 17th-century book printing. This article, “More Lively...
The churches incorporated local ancient traditions of woodcarving and stone architecture more common on the European continent....
The earliest large churches date from Late Antiquity. Different styles of architecture developed and their fashion spread....
In households, they appear to have been used in conjunction with cultic assemblages. Introduction Judean pillar figurines...