The image of the head or face can have the capacity to instruct, but in certain forms it can possess a special power to protect, to heal, or even do harm.
…” It was such an understanding of the nature and value of representation that led
Tutankhamun’s Embalming Cache (KV 54) in the Valley of the KingsIn December 1907 Theodore M. Davis, a wealthy American funding excavations in the Valley of the Kings, discovered a small pit near the tomb of Ramesses X (KV 18)
Re-examination of Carter’s excavation notes has led to a new interpretation of the
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
It was precisely this research that led him to study the nature of the hieroglyphic
Royal pendants and masquettes, openwork bracelets, and altar sculpture are some of the art forms that found broad dissemination and usage within this region.
pendants in the Museum’s collection illustrate how Benin’s territorial growth led
Explore five unexpected themes in the new British galleries of decorative arts and design.
Chelsea Porcelain Vase ✕ ✕ After Napoleon led excavations of ancient Egyptian
The Crusaders then took over many of the cities on the Mediterranean coast and built a large number of fortified castles all over the Holy Land to protect their new territories.
Led by Salah al-Din (Saladin), Muslim forces advanced across Syria and finally retook
Over the course of his long career, Goya moved from jolly and lighthearted to deeply pessimistic and searching in his paintings, drawings, etchings, and frescoes.
Madrid’s city center, the Puerta del Sol, where Spaniards fought against French-led
Though the earliest references to the term “Hudson River School” in the 1870s were disparagingly aimed, the label has never been supplanted and fairly characterizes the artistic body, its New York headquarters, its landscape subject matter, and often literally its subject.
common, and both plein-airism and the loosening authority of Sublime aesthetics led
The allure of this substance is easily understood: its smooth, tactile quality and creamy color made it ideal for the creation of luxury goods.
The rise of Islam and its ascent against Byzantium led to reflection as to whether
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism.
French Revolution’s emphasis on the “rights of man,� Toussaint L’Ouverture led
