In centralized states and chiefdoms, historians were often religious or political advisors who regulated royal power, supporting or checking it as necessary.
1991) (bridge by Djimo Kouyaté) ca. 1960 Societies throughout sub-Saharan Africa have
No other great Western artist moved mentally—as El Greco did—from the flat symbolic world of Byzantine icons to the world-embracing, humanistic vision of Renaissance painting, and then on to a predominantly conceptual kind of art.
They have El Greco’s annotations in the margins.
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
The profound feelings that the people of Ireland have for their treasures is something
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
contents About the authors Praise Of universal appeal and unique beauty, feathers have
significant presence in Chinese art for thousands of years, but those depicted here have
Byzantines might have thought the peacock an appropriate symbol for the season, because
While the vessel’s decoration suggests that it could have been used in a funerary
Stonepaste production expanded significantly in the twelfth century, as witnessed by a substantial increase in production centers; advances in established techniques and the development of new ones, especially underglaze painting; a greater sophistication in decoration; and a more marked stylistic divergence between Syrian and Iranian productions.
Scholars have endeavored to locate this technological and artistic growth in the
While earlier artists focused on creating an illusion of architectural depth with solid architectural forms, the artists at Boscotrecase presented the idea with whimsical, attenuated, and highly refined elements.
One of the most sumptuous must have been the villa at Boscotrecase built by Agrippa
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Tibetan monasteries and other monuments since that time, a number of masterpieces have
