Art history students offer a bite-sized introduction to the bestiary of the European Middle Ages. Introduction The...
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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...
How did U.S. and Native American artists portray Indian peoples of the West in the late nineteenth...
An intricate basin features sea creatures, birds, and mythological beasts, which bore a multitude of meanings to...
Leonardo da Vinci saw in animals the ‘image of the world’. About six months ago I stopped...
Scholars agree that the carving and markings were made by human hands. Prehistoric Art around the Globe...
This garden is so vast and rich as to enclose within it many forms of pleasure not...
Deep in the Colorado Plateau, there are paintings from an ancient people. Of the thousands of Native...
In the 19th and early-20th centuries, Japan, among the major countries of Asia, escaped colonial or neo-colonial...
The Sino-Japanese War provided something very new—a modern and highly mechanized war against a foreign foe. Prints...
When artists painted more than one revolution. The Mexican Revolution of 1910, which ended the 35-year presidency...
The art of Florida’s Highwaymen finds a new audience. It was an era when most African Americans...
From as early as the pre-Columbian era, there existed networks of exchange among the early civilizations of...
African cultures never existed in isolation—there was always movement, trade, and the exchange of ideas. Introduction Early...
For over 500 years, scientific and artistic collaborations have enhanced and promoted medical knowledge. Introduction From the early...
Visual registers of Latin America acquired new characteristics at the dawning of the 19th century. Introduction Alongside...
A conceptual sculpture made entirely of ice brought attention to global warming and redefined monuments as ephemeral...
As Leonardo da Vinci found centuries ago, scholars of art, design, engineering and science can work together...
The new vistas of China available after the development of the East India trade attracted many Chinese...
The earliest cave paintings here are about 30,000 years old. Introduction The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site...
Jewish life did not solely consist of worrying about one’s day-to-day survival. Summary Jewish culture reflects the...
The pottery of ancient Korea stretches back to prehistory when simple brown wares were made and decorated...
Examining the cultural heritage of Early Modern Europe and its influence in contemporary thought. By Angel Solis,...
What place does the paper book have in our increasingly all-digital present? What place does the paper...
Study and treatment of a Renaissance altarpiece reveals new details about the artist’s working method, as well...