By looking closely at the Temple of Dendur, we can learn things about the way the temple was used in ancient Egypt and about moments in Egyptian history.
To save at least some of these monuments from disappearing, the United Nations started
The Monuments Men were a group of men and women who risked their lives to preserve Europe’s cultural treasures during World War II. Archivists Melissa Bowling and James Moske tell their story using a wealth of material in the Metropolitan’s archives.
Approximately 345 men and women from thirteen nations were charged with this task
From the beginning of the sixteenth century onward, and at first in addition to the decorative ridges and grooves, armor began to be adorned more and more frequently with etched decoration.
In the Holy Roman Empire, in Spain, and in the Christian nations of southeastern
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
States dedicated to Korean art by offering readers a greater understanding of the nation’s
Exhibition, held in London in 1862, which intended to showcase the fine arts of all nations
Explore five unexpected themes in the new British galleries of decorative arts and design.
These works of art were made by craftsmen who traveled from nations all over Europe
Commissioned by Ẹsìgie (r. ca. 1517–50) or Òrhògbùà (r. ca. 1550–70), Benin City; by descent to Òvá»�Ì�nránmwẹ̀ (r. 1889–97); taken from the Royal Palace in 1897 during the British military occupation of Benin; Norman Burrows, Mellon Hall, Maple Bridge, Derbyshire, UK, until 1898; Augustus Pitt-Rivers, Farnham, Dorset, UK, 1898–1957; [K
Traditional Art of the African Nations in the Museum of Primitive Art.
took justly from the Avars what the Avars had formerly taken unjustly from other nations
HARPSICHORD:Width of inner instrument: 8 ft. 9 7/8 in. (269 cm); Depth of inner instrument: 34 3/8 in. (87.2 cm); Height of inner instrument: 7 1/2 in. (9 cm); 3-octave span: 19 1/4 in
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments of All Nations: Catalogue of Keyboard
Across the regions of the empire, gladiators and their preparation for fights were depicted through various media, including terracotta oil lamps, figurines, glass vessels, pottery, and relief sculpture.
armor and weaponry originally took inspiration from Rome’s various enemy tribes and nations
