Image title: Zoomorphic headrest Medium: Wood Date: Mid–late 19th century Source: The Met Collection “ The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself. ” — Anaïs Nin Carvings in the Ice: Indigenous Arctic Sculpture Beyond the Tourist Gaze Introduction: Unveiling Stories in Stone and Bone Read more…
Image title: A Book Peddler Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1670–90 Source: The Met Collection “ The language of friendship is not words but meanings. ” — Henry David Thoreau Hieroglyphs to Hashtags: The Visual Language of Power Introduction: The Silent Authority of Symbols Throughout history, civilizations Read more…
Image title: Dancers Practicing at the Barre Medium: Mixed media on canvas Date: 1877 Source: The Met Collection “ By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better and we can prepare for a better future. ” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Can a Painting Be Read more…
Image title: Portal from the Church of San Leonardo al Frigido Medium: Marble (Carrara marble) Date: ca. 1175 Source: The Met Collection “ Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement. ” — Alfred Adler Behind Bars & Easels: The Global Movement Read more…
Image title: Holy Face Medium: Tempera and gold leaf on parchment that has been trimmed and laid down on thin walnut Date: ca. 1485–90 Source: The Met Collection “ ” — “Wrong” Proportions: Disability Representation in Medieval Manuscripts Introduction: A Reframed Perspective on Medieval Disability In the illuminated Read more…
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…