Art + Ideas

PODCAST: Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta

The surprising story of an unusual collaboration between a Renaissance manuscript’s scribe and its painter

A curator connects to the long struggle for civil rights

La dificultad de vivir lejos de nuestros seres queridos a través de un retrato

Understanding the difficulty of living far from loved ones through a portrait painting

The story of an ancient civilization and a modern city

A metadata specialist considers the timeless beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains

Early biographies of Leonardo shed light on the artist and the myths surrounding him

A curator relates to a drawing of a young girl learning to make lace

Why are cultural monuments important, and how to do you catalog them in a city as big as Los Angeles?

An ancient fresco of a couple in a small room reminds an educator of her time at home in lockdown

Was the removal of antiquities from China in the early 20th century simple theft or something more complicated?

An educator studies Michelangelo by drawing