Image title: Allegory of the Catholic Faith Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1670–72 Source: The Met Collection “ Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again. ” — Joseph Campbell Velázquez vs. Vermeer: Silence, Space, and the Spectacle of the Interior Introduction: Two Read more…
Image title: “The Feast of Sada”, Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper Date: ca. 1525 Source: The Met Collection “ Just as a flower, which seems beautiful has color but no perfume, so are the Read more…
Image title: The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy Medium: Tempera, grisaille, ink, and gold on vellum Date: before 1349 Source: The Met Collection “ Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. ” — Dan Read more…
Image title: The Penitence of Saint Jerome Medium: Oil on wood Date: ca. 1515 Source: The Met Collection “ Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ” — Aesop Lacquer, Ink, and Gods: The Forgotten Visual Cultures of Edo Japan Introduction: A World in Detail In the annals Read more…
Image title: The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1624–25 Source: The Met Collection “ Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. ” — Theodore Roosevelt Mapping the Stars on Canvas: Celestial Charts as Early Data Visualization Read more…
Image title: Mars and Venus United by Love Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1570s Source: The Met Collection “ Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity. ” — The Buddha Afterimages of War: Painting Trauma Across Cultures Read more…
Image title: The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist Medium: Oil on wood Date: ca. 1528 Source: The Met Collection “ Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. ” — Dorothy Thompson Virtual Museology: What Happens When Masterpieces Live Only in Read more…
Image title: Cherry Blossom Viewing at Itsukushima and Yoshino Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper Date: first half 17th century Source: The Met Collection “ I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing Read more…
Image title: The Brioche Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1870 Source: The Met Collection “ All is flux; nothing stays still. ” — Heraclitus Paint What You Eat: Culinary Still Lifes from Uncolonized Perspectives Introduction: A New Appetite for Still Life Still life painting often evokes images of Read more…
Image title: Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1652–53 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter ‘Land Art’ on Mars? Read more…