Women have always been artists, even famed artists. So why were many forgotten? Recovering Forgotten Masters When...
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Internal virtues, including gender characteristics, were believed to be communicated through outward appearance. Ideal Representative of Masculinity...
Byzantine texts interpreted the domed church as a microcosm – a three-dimensional image of the cosmos. Ecstatic...
Religious orthodoxy was critical during this period of the Counter Reformation and was enforced by the Inquisition...
The brushwork of calligraphy, its philosophy, and materials would influence Chinese painting styles. Introduction Calligraphy established itself...
Highlighting inclusion and humanity. Introduction By Pietro Rigolo The rainbow flag was designed by a group of...
Can art be a credible space in which to foreground a potentially revolutionary coalition? Introduction Whilst in...
We often forget that for most of history artists did not simply create art for artās sake....
The complex patronage relationships changed with the social pressures during the late Republic. Introduction Patronage (clientela) was...
This was a ritual device intended to promote agricultural fertility. Introduction Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, in...
The Chancay lived on the central coast of Peru from c.1000 C.E. until their conquest by the...
Rock art is the primary source to study the culture, rituals, traditions, and lives of prehistoric societies....
The first appearance of these drawings can be dated back to the age of Epipaleolithic (20000-1000 BP)....
What two pioneers of color movies saw in a 16th-century Renaissance painting. Rosso Fiorentino has no star...
Looking at a selection of films that present a global Middle Ages, a chronologically flexible period from...
While the creatureās name remained simple, its reputation soon grew extremely complex. This article, The Beast of...
Elizabeth I engage in a memorable invention of herself as a legend in her own lifetime. Introduction...
Archibald Motley painted African Americans having a good time. Archibald Motley (1891ā1981) was born in New Orleans...
Empires in the Indian subcontinent shared intertwined histories with principalities to the west such as the Greeks...
Agricultural activities in rural Lebanon date back to Phoenician times. Introduction Traditional Lebanese handicrafts are considered to...
Phoenician art was influenced by that of its neighbors ā Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the Aegean islands....
One of the most common types of graffiti found lining the streets of Pompeii were political graffiti....
The idea of such a tower was derided at first as an eyesore, but more ābeautificationā was...
Examining how the popular media documented the people and activities of the homefront and the battlefront. Originally...
Exploring tea time in the portrait of John, Fourteenth Lord Willoughby de Broke, and his Family. Because...
Getty Museum curators share some of their favorite dogs in the collection. Introduction When we first asked...
How three artists, from three different eras, depicted motherhood. Introduction The first official Motherās Day holiday was...
The artist used the medium to shape the human form. During his lifetime, Michelangelo likely produced tens...
Empires acquire artifacts from source nations by various means, and the newly acquired art takes on some...
This was intended to be āreadā by intarsia workers (artists who inlay sections of wood to decorate...