Empires acquire artifacts from source nations by various means, and the newly acquired art takes on some...
Art
This was intended to be “read” by intarsia workers (artists who inlay sections of wood to decorate...
The bronze colossus originally portrayed Nero, thereafter Commodus, before it was given its present appearance in the...
A woman tells the story of her Holocaust survival through her embroidered art. “I am not going...
The text of the inscription is a statement by Darius I of Persia, written three times in...
Marx was a seminal figure in twentieth-century landscape design and plant conservation. By Tom Christopher Born in...
Introduction Manuscripts and printed books—like today’s museums, archives, and libraries—provide glimpses into how people have perceived the...
The Futurists developed multi-sensory approaches to communicate the experiences of physical reality. Introduction Created in the politically...
This imagery is identifiable as a scene from the Apocalypse, the end of the world as described...
A history of architecture favoring practicality, frugality, and harmony with nature. Introduction Korean architecture refers to the...
How shared texts offer community in a time of isolation. Every spring for millennia, Jews around the...
Pregnancy and birth have been represented by human beings since pre-historic times in every form of human...
Even with the clash of cultures, the Inka (among other peoples) adapted to the new circumstances, as...
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Examining how cats have been historically represented since the ancient world. Introduction Furry friends can be comforting...
A medieval person would have looked upon the owl and the birds and seen a Christian parable....
The accession of Henry VII as the first Tudor king is generally considered the end of the...
The Guptas were ambitious rulers and by the end of the fourth century claimed dominance over a...
It is believed that King Janak, ruler of Mithila Kingdom in the 8th or 7th century BCE,...
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...
How did images shape the meaning of the war for people at home and the meaning of...
His work catapulted Powers to international fame in the 19th century. Introduction They say Ideal beauty cannot...
Dragons were one of the earliest creatures to appear in the tales and legends of ancient China....
The earliest surviving examples of Chinese painting are fragments of painting on silk, stone, and lacquer items....
The tlacuilo (codex painter) tradition endured the transition to colonial culture. Introduction Aztec codices (singular codex) are...
The vigorous temple building activity of the Hoysala Empire arose from the social, cultural and political events...
Art reveals many aspects of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. Introduction Ancient Israelite art traditions are evident...
A history of cartographers toying with the relationship between touch and sight. Originally published by the Harvard...
Largely self-taught, Adams learned to harness the communicative power of photography during his years as a marketing...
Introduction Visual Culture is human culture based on visual media — pictures, sculpture, and (sometimes) dance— as...