What Are Japanese and Chinese Objects Doing in This French Aristocrat’s Bedroom?
Why are Asian objects tucked away in a 19th-century aristocrat’s bedroom?
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How Many People Have Drunk Out of This Glass?
The wine glass that wasn’t.
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When Is a Table Not a Table?
We call this unusual object a table, but is it?
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Reliving a Medieval Procession: Festa di Sant’Agata
Experiencing a shared sense of history through the pageantry of St. Agatha’s festival.
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The Getty Villa Guide to the Ancient Olympics
Victory, nudity, cheating, and more.
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11 Haiku to Teach Kids about Art
Learning about art through poems.
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We Tried Medieval Divination—And It Worked
Seeking modern-day answers from an all-knowing medieval book.
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An Artist’s Pet Dog Photobombs the Middle Ages
Scholarly canine research.
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Veronica Vera and Robert Mapplethorpe, Pioneering Transgender New York
“I am putting together a videotape of my life in erotica...”
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Photographing Electricity
Love for the new meets nostalgia.
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19th-Century Board Game Offers a Tour of the German Colonies
Colonialism as child’s play.
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The Amorous Music Lesson
Seduction in paint.
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