The fifteen papers in this volume focus on treatments of western European tapestries and ecclesiastical embroideries, mostly from the Renaissance period, although one work, a liturgical sandal, dates ...

Ed Ruscha's art is characterized by graphic simplicity, playful humor, and a keen interest in the vernacular as it applies to both language and architecture. This exhibition explores his photography, ...

At the dawn of the modern era in Europe, there was a keen interest in the precise rendering of the natural world, as evidenced by the landscapes and still lifes of the great Flemish artist Jan ...

Enhance students' understanding of artists, art history, materials, and techniques with interactive Web pages, online games, activities, and videos. Enliven your classroom teaching with select ...

Conservation is a core value for most archaeological societies. It is highlighted in their codes of ethics, statements of mission, and governance. In recognition of this, the World Archaeological ...

Mary Morton and Charlotte Eyerman, with an essay by Dominique de Font-Réaulx While the large-scale figural works of Gustave Courbet’s early to mid-career—pictures such as Burial at Ornans, The ...

• explain how artists use organic and geometric shapes to create texture and pattern and use these shapes to the same effects in their own artworks. • use setting, character, and sensory details in a ...

Edited by Erik Risser and David Saunders, with contributions by Andrea Milanese, Carol C. Mattusch, Luigia Melillo, Salvatore Siano, Sophie Descamps-Lequime, Benoît Mille, Dominique Robcis, Nathalie ...

When Cassas visited Palmyra in 1785, and Vignes nearly 80 years later, they experienced an ancient site that still stirred emotions more than a dozen centuries after its downfall. Positioned at a ...

The lesson plan and downloadable materials on this page are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. • learn about self-portraits. • discuss and analyze a self-portrait ...

Conservation is an essential part of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s mission to promote knowledge and appreciation of art by exhibiting, interpreting, and preserving the collections for current and future ...

The lesson plan and downloadable materials on this page are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students are tested on ...