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World-class resources on art and cultural objects for learners from around the globe
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Smarthistory – Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing
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What’s that dog yapping about? This mischievous woman throws caution—and her slipper—to the wind.
on Dec 25
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Smarthistory – Henry Ossawa Tanner, Angels Appearing before the Shepherds
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Refusing to be known only for African-American genre pictures, Tanner was devoted to lush religious scenes.
on Dec 22
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Smarthistory – The Tomb of Eurysaces / The Tomb of the Baker
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Just outside of Rome, a sumptuous monument marks the grave of a successful ancient baker.
on Oct 18
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Smarthistory – Nativism, immigration, and the Know-Nothing party
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Although their secretive nature precludes an accurate count of their numbers, historians estimate that about a million people belonged to nativist societies in the 1850s.
on Oct 3
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Smarthistory – Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry Murals
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What is the Aztec creation goddess, Coatlicue, doing in Detroit?
on Sep 28
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Smarthistory – Running Horned Woman, Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria
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In an ancient North African “rock city,” modern explorers wetted a wall with water—revealing this graceful image.
on Sep 7
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Smarthistory – Written in the Stars: Astronomy and Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts
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Faith, science, and stargazing influenced everyday decisions in the Middle Ages.
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Painted soldiers decorate this ceramic vessel, marking a period of increased warfare in ancient Mycenae.
on Mar 16
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Smarthistory – Women in Roman art
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Funerary reliefs and wall paintings help us to understand the daily lives of women across the Roman world.
on Mar 16
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An ancient Egyptian temple plus the Roman Emperor Augustus—all on Fifth Avenue in New York City!
on Feb 2
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» Honoré Daumier, Nadar Elevating Photography to the Height of an Art
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Despite the medium’s infancy, Daumier’s lithograph leads the viewer to believe that 1862 Paris was teeming with photography studios.
on Dec 12, 2023
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Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii two millennia ago—creating a time capsule of the evolution of Roman painting.
on Oct 31, 2023
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» The World’s Columbian Exposition: The White City and fairgrounds
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The white, Beaux-Arts buildings declared that the center of the world's innovation had moved to the U.S., and was under the exclusive control of white men.
on Oct 27, 2023
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This vase with a charming image of a writhing octopus was made during the height of the Minoan sea trade.
on Oct 17, 2023