The US national park system exists in part because of artists.
may evoke memories or associations if you’ve traveled to the national parks, as millions
It is impossible to guess what 16-year-old Ginevra de’ Benci was thinking as she sat for this portrait to commemorate her upcoming marriage. The young Florentine woman has a distant gaze.
, 409, 519 n.12, 520 n. 16, repro. 2014 Esterow, Milton. “From $126 to $75 Million.â
How do portraits influence the way we see historic figures? David shows Napoleon Bonaparte working tirelessly for the people of France.
whose code became the model of modern legal systems worldwide, but he also left millions
Orphée depicts many tragedies, but songwriter Dom Flemons finds the joy in it: it resolves in the beautiful scene of two lovers embracing. Flemons pairs it with the tranquil Blue Butterfly. The instrumental song helps the emotional weight sink in.Â
Millions of visitors have walked through the greenery and larger-than-life outdoor
John Dewey, Art as Experience (New York, c. 1934) Francis O’Connor, Art for the Millions
