Cranach first treated the theme of Venus and Cupid in 1509, both in a woodcut showing the figures in a landscape setting, and in a life-size painting (State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg) in which the figures are shown against a black background
treatments of the subject of 1509, this work　does not admonish the viewer about the dangers
European artists from the Renaissance onward have visualized the known world through allegorical figures derived from ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman personifications.
While these fierce animals demonstrate the exotic dangers of Africa, they were also
Learn about the themes explored in the exhibition „Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer.“
corners represent episodes in the deliverance of the Jewish people from mortal dangers
In this interview, exhibition curator Kiki Karoglou shares provocative insights into the contemporary relevance of mythological hybrid beings and offers a behind-the-scenes look into the making of the exhibition.
accompanies the exhibition you speculate that the hybrids are a metaphor for the dangers
The field of arms and armor is beset with romantic legends, gory myths, and widely held misconceptions. Most of them are utter nonsense, devoid of any historical base.
was granted to travelers (citizens, merchants, even pilgrims) due to the inherent dangers
Join Akili Tommasino, Curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, artist Julie Mehretu, and artist Fred Wilson, for a virtual tour of Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now
McClain Groff, Jason Kotara, Kimberly Chey, Limor Tomer, Harrison Carter, Malvika Dang
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Tibetan or Mongolian late 13th–15th century Bow Case, Quiver, and Belt (gzhu shubs dang
œessence of culture.â€� His subversion of it speaks to our need to communicate and the dangers
In anticipation of Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer, Curator Carmen C. Bambach takes a look at the hands-on approach Michelangelo took in selecting the marble used in his sculptures.
shown here is contemporary, it powerfully evokes the arduous physical work, the dangers
