The vast expanse of such a garden park with fountains and theaters made maintenance
Unusual vantage points and asymmetrical framing are a consistent theme throughout Degas’s works.
he showed little interest in painting plein-air landscapes, favoring scenes in theaters
Showcasing masterworks of brush-inscribed Japanese texts, some serving as independent works of art and others enhanced by decorated papers or by paintings, this exhibition takes a close look at the original gestural movement marked in each work—the applied pressure, speed, and rhythm that are said to reflect the artist’s state of mind.
imaginary, visions of the flashy, exuberant, and hedonistic world of brothels and theaters
This room, installed in gallery 724, comes from a townhouse for the Baltimore, Maryland, merchant and shipowner Henry Craig (1767–1832). Although it served as the Craig family’s parlor, the Museum has furnished the space as a dining room since the American Wing opened in 1924
that era, chandeliers were occasionally seen in American public places such as theaters
This exhibition focuses on the main turning points in the cultural history of Kyoto from ancient to modern times.
Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, Noh theaters, workshops of painters and lacquer
Patrons promoted an American Renaissance to beautify the city with civic monuments, grand mansions, and public sculptures.
Popular entertainment venues such as amusement parks, vaudeville theaters, and traveling
Known for its revolutionary politics and underground culture, its liberal reputation lured students, writers, musicians, and artists to the area in the early 1880s.
over forty venues comprised of cabarets, café-concerts, dance halls, music halls, theaters
On March 13, 2020, just one month shy of its 150th anniversary, The Metropolitan Museum of Art closed to the public for what would become an unprecedented period of over five months. As COVID-19 incited a state of crisis in New York City and the world at large, the Museum pivoted to ensure the safety of its community, collections, and buildings. But the historic moment of the pandemic stimulated interest in past precedents.
Copeland prioritized keeping educational institutions—not only schools but also theaters
Although many Roman sculptures are purely Roman in their conception, others are carefully measured, exact copies of Greek statues, or variants of Greek prototypes adapted to the taste of the Roman patron.
was enormous—besides their domestic popularity, the numerous public monuments, theaters
The wealth of its natural resources and its strategic position on the principal maritime route linking Greece and the Aegean with the Levant and Egypt made Cyprus a major prize for the warring Hellenistic rulers.
Numerous large-scale public buildings (temples, gymnasia, theaters, baths, and aqueducts
