Beyond Digitization—New Possibilities in Digital Art History
Museums and libraries have digitized millions of works of art. Now what?
Read MoreMuseums and libraries have digitized millions of works of art. Now what?
Read MoreA medieval prayer book was a personal liturgical space. Small and portable, one needed only to open the book to enter.
Read MoreJacques-Louis David made Greco-Roman myths directly relevant to the contemporary public, as this sly drawing shows.
Read MoreA conservator’s view of a complex and unusual object by Robert Mapplethorpe.
Read More“I think he sees Hearsay of the Soul as a poem, and doesn’t want to make a documentary—that was a very deliberate choice. It feels very personal, and that’s what makes it interesting.”
Read MoreFrom Egypt to the 1960s, our Virtual Library offers art titles for free.
Read MoreArt best viewed from behind the wheel? In Century City, cast bronzes of SoCal fauna create an outdoor, drive-by art gallery. A tour.
Read MoreDid you know Romans kept eels as pets and bought them…jewelry? Come stroll the grounds of this 40-year-young institution to hear that story and a few others besides.
Read MoreWhy is vibrant color, like green, characteristic of Hockney’s landscapes of Northern England?
Read MoreHow did a 19th century scholar misidentify an Aztec sculpture as Egyptian?
Read MoreFalling in love in the Middle Ages was more of a roller-coaster ride than today’s soap operas.
Read MoreBorn from Thomas Becket’s martyrdom on December 29, 1170, the stained glass in Trinity Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral reveals some of the most fascinating tales of the miraculous.
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