The vocabulary of ancient Egyptian art would be interpreted and adapted in different ways depending on the standards and motivations of the time.
buildings such as Benjamin Henry Latrobe’s original Library of Congress (1808) and the Washington
The Greek temple with its mathematically proportioned columns and pediments became reborn as mansion, church, bank, museum, or other commercial institution.
ca. 1780 George Washington Giuseppe Ceracchi 1795 Lyre Guitar Joseph Pons ca
[Royal courts] were important loci for the continuation of indigenous artistic traditions as well as conduits for European influences in both art and architecture.
Washington, D.C.: Freer Gallery of Art, 2000.
Philadelphia, 1880−Chestnut Hill, Pa., 1940
as Alfred Stieglitz’s 291, Macbeth, Montross, Berlin Photographic Company, and Washington
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
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Werl, Germany, 1887—Münster, 1968
, Riehen), and Picasso’s The Death of Harlequin (1905; National Gallery of Art, Washington
Paolo Veronese’s paintings are grandiose and magnificent visions of the spectacle of sixteenth-century Venetian life. His art is inextricably linked to the idea of opulence and splendor in Renaissance Venice.
Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1988.
Joseph Corneille (José) Van den Boogaerde, Brussels, by 1950; [Charles Ratton, Paris, 1950–58]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, on loan to the Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1958–69; The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1969–78
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
The daughter of an army sergeant, Hendrickje Stoffels advanced in Rembrandt’s household from servant (by 1649) to mistress, presumed model, and common-law wife, as well as stepmother to the artist’s son Titus (1641–1668) and mother of his daughter Cornelia (1654–1685)
Washington. National Gallery of Art.
James Stuart was a loyal supporter of his cousin Charles I and served in high posts at court, such as Gentleman of the Bedchamber and Lord Steward of the Household. He was installed as Knight of the Garter on November 6, 1633, and in 1641 was created Duke of Richmond
Washington. National Gallery of Art.
