Curators Janice Kamrin and Adela Oppenheim discuss the history of Nubia, the original location of the Temple of Dendur.
Riverine navigation in Nubia was impeded by a series of six narrow, rocky passages
Study the relationship between the human and natural worlds in art, as well as the techniques artists use to convey ideas, by exploring a painting by Frederic Edwin Church in the Museum’s American Wing. Extend the lesson through a writing and drawing activity in the classroom, or a sketching activity outdoors.
The Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak, 1863.
Patrons promoted an American Renaissance to beautify the city with civic monuments, grand mansions, and public sculptures.
photographers such as Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902) and Carleton Watkins (1829–1916) of the Rocky
Herakles, the Greek hero of superhuman strength, was the son of the Greek god Zeus and Alkmene.
Hercules and the Hydra; wielding a torch he attacks the winged, multi-headed Hydra in rocky
Canberra. National Gallery of Australia. „The Vision of Kings: Art and Experience in India,“ November 25, 1995–February 4, 1996.Melbourne. National Gallery of Victoria. „The Vision of Kings: Art and Experience in India,“ February 22, 1996–April 28, 1996
Durjan Sal (r. 1723–56), the likely patron of this work, enters a forested rocky
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lake district and the Alps; his tours of North America, including Florida and the Rocky
Largely self-taught, Van Gogh believed that drawing was „the root of everything.“ His reasons for drawing were numerous. At the outset of his career, he felt it necessary to master black and white before attempting to work in color. Thus, Van Several Van
range from elaborate panoramic vistas of the countryside to spirited views of the rocky
The Artist: Joachim Patinir was born in the southern Lowlands, either in Dinant or Bouvignes (southeastern Belgium). Although the date of his birth is unknown, it was probably around 1480 or 1485
the Meuse River near Dinant and Namur may have been responsible for the unique rocky
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In many instances inspired by the Alpine mountains and valleys the artists encountered
Ancient Greek religious practice, essentially conservative in nature, was based on time-honored observances, many rooted in the Bronze Age (3000–1050 B.C.), or even earlier.
commands a spectacular view of the water on three sides, and the Parthenon on the rocky
