Research Assistant Jeffrey Fraiman sits down with scholar James M. Saslow to discuss Michelangelo’s practice as a poet, the meaning of his gift drawings, and the study of the artist’s homoeroticism since his death in 1564.
Saslow, emeritus professor of art history, theater, and Renaissance studies at Queens
Venus and Cupid Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France) 1949 Theater
Venus and Cupid Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France) 1949 Theater
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism.
The dragon that compelled boys I knew, way back, into extravagant theater of ownership
This work is usually identified as depicting Marius’s victory over the invading Cimbrian Gauls at Vercellae, in Lombardy, an event that took place in 101 B.C. It is from a series of ten monumental canvases of scenes from Roman history that Tiepolo painted for the grand reception room of the Palazzo Dolfin in Venice
compelling as works of art is the manner in which Roman history is treated as staged theater
Following renovation, 500 sub-Saharan African works highlight major movements—one-fourth on view for the first time—spanning the Middle Ages to today.
An award-winning soprano and theater performer from childhood, she studied education
two empty stages, whereas those doors on the London and Munich commodes display theater
The Painting: This very unusual mixed-media picture shows a rehearsal for a ballet. The view is from a slightly elevated point above the orchestra pit; the scrolls of two double basses are just visible in the foreground, radically cropped at the bottom of the canvas
Browse (1949) identified the theater depicted as the stage of the Salle de la Rue
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
academic work in the United States, Sabrina served as an instructor and director of theater
This work is usually identified as depicting the bloody capture of Carthage by Publius Cornelius Scipio, an event that took place in 146 B.C. It is from a series of ten monumental canvases of scenes from Roman history that Tiepolo painted for the grand reception room of the Palazzo Dolfin in Venice
compelling as works of art is the manner in which Roman history is treated as staged theater
