Image title: The Death of Socrates Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1787 Source: The Met Collection “ When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt. ” — Honoré de Balzac Subversive Shadows: The Political Power of Caravaggio’s Lighting Chapter I: The Birth of Light and Read more…
Image title: Book of the Gospels Medium: Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink Date: late 14th–early 15th century Source: The Met Collection “ Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ” — Aesop The Forgotten Women of Islamic Miniature Painting Introduction – Unearthing the Hidden Brushstrokes Across the Read more…
Image title: Miniature tabard Medium: Cotton, camelid hair, silk, metal Date: 1600–1700 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter Coded Stitches: Textile Art as Data Visualization in Indigenous Cultures Introduction: Threads That Speak In the Read more…
Image title: The Card Players Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1890–92 Source: The Met Collection “ A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. ” — Plato Mushrooms on Canvas: Mycology’s Strange Influence on Modern Aesthetics Introduction: The Hidden Kingdom Beneath the Brush From their Read more…
Image title: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood Date: ca. 1436–38 Source: The Met Collection “ Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly Read more…
Image title: The Return from the Hunt Medium: Tempera and oil on wood Date: ca. 1494–1500 Source: The Met Collection “ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. ” Read more…
Image title: The Birth of the Virgin Medium: Tempera and oil on wood Date: 1467 Source: The Met Collection “ To lead people walk behind them. ” — Laozi Optical Illusions in Oil: The Science Behind Baroque Perspective Tricks Introduction: When Art Met the Eye In the grand Read more…
Image title: Hercules and Achelous Medium: Ivory Date: probably mid-17th century Source: The Met Collection “ A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. ” — Albert Einstein The Politics of Restoration: Who Decides What Art Should Look Like? Introduction: The Read more…
Image title: Cihuateotl Medium: Volcanic stone (porphyritic andesite), pigment Date: 15th–early 16th century Source: The Met Collection “ The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. ” — Abraham Lincoln Mesoamerican Maps of the Soul: Reading Aztec Codices as Read more…
Image title: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood Date: ca. 1436–38 Source: The Met Collection “ Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. ” — Albert Einstein Beyond Blue and White: Rediscovering African Ceramic Traditions 1. The Earth Speaks: Origins Read more…