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They have exerted a formidable positive influence on contemporary Egyptian art, by
The Artist: Stefano da Verona, sometimes mistakenly identified as Stefano da Zevio in the earlier literature, was among the outstanding painters in Lombardy and the Veneto in the early fifteenth century and a prime exponent of what is often termed the International Gothic Style, which is to say, art in the courts of Europe in the years around 1400
It may have been when he was in Paris on behalf of the Duke of Burgundy that Stefano
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The Artist: Joachim Patinir was born in the southern Lowlands, either in Dinant or Bouvignes (southeastern Belgium). Although the date of his birth is unknown, it was probably around 1480 or 1485
The donkey was to have been guarded by Jerome’s pet lion, who redeemed himself
set [me] up as a monument This is the most complete grave monument of its type to have
Take a closer look at the Asian elephant through the eyes of Indian court painters
University of Oxford The elephant is central to Indian culture, and Indian artists have
After World War II, four Museum employees restored a set of beloved medieval tapestries
They may have survived in part, but upon their acquisition in 1932 and 1947, the
Since the acquisition of exotic creatures was very expensive, they would often be sent to menageries or zoological gardens around Rome to be tamed and trained for public entertainment before they reached the games, where death was inevitable.
of the Colosseum in Rome, the Flavian emperor Titus (r. 79–81 A.D.) arranged to have
„Loud“ is not just the description of a sound. It is an attitude. Rock and roll musicians took „loud“ and built it into one of the defining artistic movements of the twentieth century. Fashion, art, politics—all were influenced The
Certain guitars used by these performers have become famous among fans, earning nicknames
Shri Bhairavi DeviAlthough Akbar commissioned a number of manuscripts on Hindu subjects, later Mughal paintings of Hindu subjects are rare. This single page illustrates a horrific form of the Devi and was painted by one of the premier artists of the imperial atelier
It may have been commissioned as a royal gift to the rana of Mewar, who, like most
