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…
Image title: Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836) Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1788 Source: The Met Collection “ Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer and practice it. ” — Richard Bach Alchemy and Oil: The Secret Read more…
Image title: Portrait of a Woman Medium: Oil on wood Date: ca. 1520 Source: The Met Collection “ Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? ” — George Eliot Read more…
Image title: The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1624–25 Source: The Met Collection “ Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine. ” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Shadows That Speak: The Hidden Language of Negative Read more…
Image title: Battle between Christians and Muslims at El Sotillo Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1637–39 Source: The Met Collection “ When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed. ” — Zhuang Zhou Between Canvas and Stage: Painters Who Transformed Theater Introduction: When Read more…
Image title: Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh: An Allegory of the Dinteville Family Medium: Oil on wood Date: 1537 Source: The Met Collection “ Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. ” — Winston Churchill Portraits of Power: The Evolution of Political Imagery from Read more…
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…