Examining how the popular media documented the people and activities of the homefront and the battlefront. Originally...
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This was intended to be “read” by intarsia workers (artists who inlay sections of wood to decorate...
This imagery is identifiable as a scene from the Apocalypse, the end of the world as described...
Pregnancy and birth have been represented by human beings since pre-historic times in every form of human...
![[Cat sleeping]](https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/040420-46-History-Animals-Cats-300x144.jpg "A Selection of Cats From Ancient Art to Present Day 5")
Examining how cats have been historically represented since the ancient world. Introduction Furry friends can be comforting...
The Northern Wei was the most enduring and powerful of the northern Chinese dynasties before reunification. Imperial...
The ‘Caves of the Thousand Buddhas’ are a magnificent treasure trove of Buddhist art. A Trove of...
One of the earliest creatures to appear in the tales and legends of ancient China, the dragon...
“The whole idea to wipe us off the face of the Earth didn’t work.” One thousand years...
Art reveals many aspects of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. Introduction Ancient Israelite art traditions are evident...
Why are photographers drawn to crime scenes? Introduction The man in the photograph above is Dick Hickock,...
Justifications for the propagandizing elements in these mosaics are not difficult. Power on earth was once –...
There was new development toward life-likeness and a form of idealized realism. Kamakura Period (1185-1333): New Aesthetic...
Over the course of history, the sovereign nations of South Asia experienced both distinct and shared histories,...
Created between 1377 and 1382, it is the oldest surviving French tapestry. Introduction The Apocalypse Tapestry is...
Mirka Mora was a trailblazer for women artists in the 70s, bringing ‘feminine techniques’ to the forefront...
Tattoo patterns and art on the face and body differed from one Polynesian island group to the...
Byzantine art had become much more expressive and imaginative by the twelfth century. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
The sculpture was recovered at the House of the Eagles, the meeting place of eagle and jaguar...
Works by artists like Velasco, Troya, Chartrand, and Oller offer an alternative to depictions by foreign artists....
By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction For the Incas finely worked and highly decorative textiles came to symbolize both...
People have long made their skin into canvases that convey rich personal, spiritual, or ritual meanings in...
From gift-bestowing sparrows and peach-born heroes to goblin spiders and dancing phantom cats — in a series...
Art history students offer a bite-sized introduction to the bestiary of the European Middle Ages. Introduction The...
Next time you come across a toad, you might just want to reconsider becoming acquainted! If you...
We can see how the world once was and glimpse now lost landscapes, flora and fauna. By...
Elephants were thought of as fierce and frightful monsters in antiquity, very real though rarely seen until...
In the 19th century, more people were reading more publications than ever before. This explains how technological,...
Early Christianity used the same artistic media as the surrounding Pagan culture. Introduction Early Christian art and...
It has been suggested that there is a correlation between demographic and social patterns and the flourishing...