The Ignorant Art Historian: An Introduction
“One purpose of these studies is to be loosened from my scholarly superego (which isn’t very strong, in any case).”
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“One purpose of these studies is to be loosened from my scholarly superego (which isn’t very strong, in any case).”
For centuries, oil painting has occupied a central position within European art history. Giorgio Vasari’s claim that Jan van Eyck […] The post Oil Paint Through the Ages: Tradition...
“All this is hard to sort out, and two more pieces on the right—a green blob beside a black one—only add to the puzzle.”
Art historians are forensic investigators of human consciousness
When studying on a National Endowment for the Humanities grant in the south of France back in the 1990s, I was privileged to see the caves of Lascaux. Well, sort of. No one is allo...
This career-spanning exhibition in Venice was inspired by the role religion played in classical art history.
Project aims to investigate the effects of art on the viewer. The University of Pisa is inviting members of the public to participate in a scientific study on how peo...
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At the Park Avenue Armory, art history was written and recontextualized in real time.
For hundreds of years, St. Peter's Basilica has been adorned by mosaics – millions of tiny colored tiles melted and fashioned into astonishing art – created using tools and techniq...
This time period has much to teach us, especially when it comes to the nefarious mingling of art and politics.
“We associate burlap not with art but with use, indeed with waste.”
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of the Incarnate Word. At the heart of its Mission Statement is its commitment to a liberal education, whi...
The Catholic view on Renaissance humanism has generally been positive, understanding it as an important cultural and intellectual movement that enriched Christian civilization. It...
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Artworks, she argues, have never been made in a vacuum, and so understanding the market is an essential part of understanding the art.
Postcard Greece - Wall painting a Mycenaean lady. about 1200 B.C., Mycenae
When a painting at auction is labeled "follower of Caravaggio" or "studio of Rembrandt" or even "attributed to Caneletto," here's what you're actually buying.
Practicing as a woman artist in 18th century France was no easy feat. To be accepted into the Royal Academy […] The post Rivalries and Friendships in Art History: Labille-Guiard an...
The first question Lachlan Goudie asks himself when he sees a work of art is not why it was created, but how. For this book, he poses that question of artworks created by the earli...
The Institute of Modern Art welcomes acclaimed curator and art historian Daria de Beauvais for a special presentation exploring the role of artists as historians. As Senior Curator...
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