By the middle of the third millennium B.C., cuneiform primarily written on clay tablets was used for a vast array of economic, religious, political, literary, and scholarly documents.
much as international road signs can easily be interpreted by drivers from many nations
[Aaron Furman Gallery, New York, until 1959]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, on loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1959–1964; The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1964–1978
Traditional Art of the African Nations in the Museum of Primitive Art.
The memory, meaning, and makers of Palestinian embroidery.
� [3] The United Nations defines “Indigenous� as communities, peoples and nations
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
With Broadway at its heart, the Great Emporium developed into the nation’s major
His meticulous technique is related to that of manuscript illumination; he was most assured working on a diminutive scale, but became increasingly adept at volumetric description in larger works.
Mediterranean nations played an especially prominent role in Bruges’ commerce;
Music and drama are the fundamental ingredients, as are the arts of staging and costume design; opera is therefore a visual as well as an audible art.
the grandest aspirations not only of heroic men and women but also of peoples and nations
Following renovation, 500 sub-Saharan African works highlight major movements—one-fourth on view for the first time—spanning the Middle Ages to today.
studying with prominent dancers and musicians from Liberia and many other West African nations
In 1856, a seventeen-year-old named Adeline Harris (1839-1931) conceived of a unique project: to collect the autographs of the well-known people she most esteemed. This, in itself, was not unusual; the practice of collecting autographs of famous people was very popular in the middle decades of the nineteenth century
was visiting in Washington D.C. and was acquainted with many prominent men in the nation’s
The Renaissance Revival Room comes from the „princely mansion“ built for Jedediah Wilcox and his wife Henrietta. This fashionable rear parlor, or sitting room, with its coordinating architectural details and richly ornamented decoration, includes its original suite of furniture.
had emerged as a recognized profession in the United States; however, many of the nation’s
The Background: Between 1649 and 1651, Velázquez travelled to Italy for the second and last time in his life. The main purpose of the trip was to buy paintings and sculptures for King Philip IV of Spain, and while he was in Rome, the painter also received the prestigious commission to portray Pope Innocent X (the canvas is now in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome)
received such universal acclaim that in the opinion of all the painters of different nations
