Alchemy and Oil: The Secret Science of Renaissance Pigments
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…
Salt, Sand, and Sunlight: The Ephemeral Art of Desert Installations
Image title: An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1869–70 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires…
Memory in Stone: Digital Archaeology and the Rebirth of Lost Sculpture
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…
Shadows That Speak: The Hidden Language of Negative Space in Art
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…
Between Canvas and Stage: Painters Who Transformed Theater
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,…
Algorithmic Curatorship: Who Decides What We See in Digital Museums?
Image title: Joan of Arc Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1879 Source: The Met Collection “ What we see depends mainly on what we look for. ” — John…