Whether he planted his tripod in India, China, Japan, Korea, or Burma, the Italian-born photographer Felice Beato always portrayed a country’s culture through a distinctly Western lens. The Museum’s current exhibition of his work, Felice Beato: A Photographer on...
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The worst sin? Illuminated manuscripts present two different perceptions of gluttony.
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Things to know to decipher the images in one of the most depicted subjects in the history of art
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Do these manuscripts contain the secrets to the “Game of Thrones” season finale?
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Learning about art through poems.
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It's all fun and games until somebody gets clubbed.
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The Civil War captured in early photographs, from young New Yorkers headed to the battlefield to Robert E. Lee one week after the surrender.
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The allure of gems, from medieval manuscripts to 21st-century style pages.
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Searing images of poverty in 1960s Brazil.
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Competitive sports were alive and well in the Middle Ages. Which would be Olympic sports? This curator imagines.
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Inside the vast collection of Sam Wagstaff, photography’s champion.
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A few of our favorite medieval circles.
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