Image title: Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià Medium: Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides Date: 16th century Source: The Met Collection “ In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. ” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Carving Ice in the Desert: Ephemeral Sculptures Around the Read more…
Image title: Portal from the Church of San Leonardo al Frigido Medium: Marble (Carrara marble) Date: ca. 1175 Source: The Met Collection “ The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ” — Mark Twain Melted Stone: The Secret History of Softness in Sculpture Introduction: When Stone Breathes Read more…
Image title: The Adoration of the Magi Medium: Distemper on canvas Date: 1472–74 Source: The Met Collection “ All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand. ” — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Built by Brushstroke: Architectural Fantasies from Paintings That Could Read more…
Image title: The Fortune-Teller Medium: Oil on canvas Date: probably 1630s Source: The Met Collection “ Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it. ” — Ralph Waldo Emerson The Communist Palette: Color Theory Behind the Iron Curtain Introduction: Beyond the Greyscale of Ideology Read more…
Image title: Virgin and Child Medium: Oil on wood Date: ca. 1455–60 Source: The Met Collection “ Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. ” — William Shakespeare “Failed” Masters: Why Some Renaissance Artists Fell from Grace—And Read more…
Image title: The Harvesters Medium: Oil on wood Date: 1565 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter The Erosion Aesthetic: How Climate Collapse is Shaping Land-Based Art Today Introduction: A New Urgency in Earth’s Palette Read more…
Image title: The Harvesters Medium: Oil on wood Date: 1565 Source: The Met Collection “ That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing. ” — Martin Luther King Jr. Eyes That Kill: The Dangerous Iconography Read more…
Image title: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood Date: ca. 1436–38 Source: The Met Collection “ The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all. ” — Ovid The Unseen Studio: Unearthing the Hidden Labor Behind Masterpieces Introduction: Shadows Behind the Read more…
Image title: The Birth of the Virgin Medium: Tempera and oil on wood Date: 1467 Source: The Met Collection “ With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice. ” — Oprah Winfrey Painting with Light: Indigenous Australian Art’s Dialogue with Optical Read more…
Image title: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood Date: ca. 1436–38 Source: The Met Collection “ Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant. ” — Isocrates When Paintings Listen Back: Interactive Canvases and Sonic Art Read more…