Image title: Cubiculum (bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale Medium: Fresco Date: ca. 50–40 BCE Source: The Met Collection “ Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them. ” — Sophocles Frescoes Read more…
Image title: Virgin and Child in Majesty Medium: Walnut with paint, tin relief on a lead white ground, and linen Date: ca. 1175–1200 Source: The Met Collection “ Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ” — Aesop Undersea Icons: The Forgotten Art of Coral-Crafted Sculptures Introduction: Sunken Read more…
Image title: The Birth of the Virgin Medium: Tempera and oil on wood Date: 1467 Source: The Met Collection “ Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. ” — Seneca the Younger Punk Baroque: When 17th-Century Excess Meets DIY Rebellion Introduction: Kindred Spirits Across Centuries At first Read more…
Image title: Dogū (Clay Figurine) Medium: Earthenware with cord-marked and incised decoration (Tōhoku region) Date: 1000–300 BC Source: The Met Collection “ Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. ” Read more…
Image title: The Adoration of the Magi Medium: Distemper on canvas Date: 1472–74 Source: The Met Collection “ Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant. ” — Isocrates Fossils or Fakes? When Art Historians Play Archaeologist Introduction: Where Art Meets Read more…
Image title: The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1874 Source: The Met Collection “ The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder. ” — Richard Bach ‘Palettes Behind Bars’: Prison Art Movements That Changed National Narratives Read more…
Image title: Siren Medium: Bronze Date: ca. 1600 Source: The Met Collection “ In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. ” — François de La Rochefoucauld ‘More Than Skin Deep’: Tattooing as Portable Sculpture Across Cultures Introduction: Rethinking the Read more…
Image title: The Adoration of the Magi Medium: Distemper on canvas Date: 1472–74 Source: The Met Collection “ Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living. ” — Anaïs Nin ‘Sonification’ as Sculpture: Turning Read more…
Image title: The Horse Fair Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1852–55 Source: The Met Collection “ Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. ” — William James The Sculptor’s Silence: Why Ancient Greek Sculptures Never Open Their Mouths Read more…
Image title: Mars and Venus United by Love Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1570s Source: The Met Collection “ Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. ” — Kahlil Gibran Venus on Mars: Rewriting Feminine Beauty Through Sci-Fi Aesthetics Introduction: Beyond the Read more…